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📅 NSB 2015🎓 HS🔄 Round 5#️⃣ Q15🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Under the Cascade Mountains, some upwelling magma has cooled below the surface, forming plutons. Which of the following is true of these plutons?

W) They are older than the surrounding bedrock
X) They are younger than the surrounding bedrock
Y) They are ultra-mafic
Z) They are fine-grained
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