Talk:Plutonism

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What theory succeeded Plutonism?

Would it be worth adding which theory (or theories) came after Plutonism? Right now the article says that after the 19th century, "the plutonist views on the origin of rocks prevailed" but it's listed under Obsolete Scientific Theories which seems to contradict that. 65.34.87.245 (talk) 19:28, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

I found a sentence on the article for Neptunism that answers your question, more or less, and added it here. Unfortunately, there was no source cited, but it seems pretty reasonable. ubiquity (talk) 19:40, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Given that both the articles igneous rock (in line with Plutonism) and sedimentary rock (in line with Neptunism) exist, it's safe to assume that the thing that both theories got wrong was thinking that the other theory was contradictory. The modern view is that there's more than one mechanism by which rocks can form, i.e. both of them proposed correct models for the formation of some rocks, but neither model explains all rock formation. - Alltat (talk) 10:42, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

"Ideology"

Why is the section describing ideas about Plutonism and (apparently) valid, current scientific information labelled "Ideology"? "Ideology" suggests ideas without scientific grounding, or politically driven controversy. A more specific heading such as "Theory of Plutonism" and a separate section for anything represented as up-to-date knowledge about volcanic activity might make this clearer. We definitely don't want to suggest that scientific fact and method are *mere* ideology. ~2026-16328-6 (talk) 21:32, 8 January 2026 (UTC)