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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.
A batholith is comprised of numerous plutons that have collected in the same region. Pluton: An irregular, blob-like igneous intrusion that ranges from tens of meters to tensâ¦ of kilometers in size. Batholith: A huge, deep igneous intrusion that is several hundred km long and 100 km wide. It is comprised of numerous plutons that have collected in the same region.