Intrusive igneous (plutonic) rocks:
A) solidify below the surface of the ground.
B) solidify above the surface of the ground.
C) form by crystallization of magmas intruded into surrounding rocks.
D) solidify below the ground AND form by crystallizaion and intrusion of magma into surrounding rocks
E) solidify above the ground AND form by crystallizaion and intrusion of magma into surrounding rocks
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