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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.
Introduction to the Idaho Batholith. The Idaho Batholith is composed of Cretaceous granite and granodiorite and covers approximately 35,000 km 2 in central Idaho; it is roughly 320 kilometers long by 120 kilometers wide, and 8 kilometers thick.he Idaho Batholith is composed of Cretaceous granite and granodiorite and covers approximately 35,000 km 2 in central Idaho; it is roughly 320 kilometers long by 120 kilometers wide, and 8 kilometers thick.