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A batholith (from Greek bathos, depth + lithos, rock) is a large emplacement of igneous intrusive (also called plutonic) rock that forms from cooled magma deep in the Earth's crust. batholith is an exposed area of (mostly) continuous plutonic rock that covers an area larger than 100 square kilometers (40 square miles). Areas smaller than 100 square kilometers are called stocks.
Most of the magma is intruded into the crust where it solidifies into a range of features. These are often exposed at the surface by later erosion. Batholiths are formed deep below the surface when large masses of magma cool and solidify. As the magma cools slowly, large crystals are formed in the rock (e.g. granite).Batholiths are often dome-shaped and exposed by later erosion. This is the case on Dartmoor (left) and on the Isle of Arran.Batholiths can be several hundreds of kilometres in diameter.s the magma cools slowly, large crystals are formed in the rock (e.g. granite). Batholiths are often dome-shaped and exposed by later erosion. This is the case on Dartmoor (left) and on the Isle of Arran.