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    Exam 3: Igneous Rocks, Intrusive Activity, and the Origin of Igneous Rocks
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    To Explain the Great Volumes of Granite Plutonic Rocks, Most
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To Explain the Great Volumes of Granite Plutonic Rocks, Most

Question 32

Question 32

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To explain the great volumes of granite plutonic rocks, most geologists think that partial melting of the _______ must take place.


A) core
B) lower mantle
C) lower continental crust
D) oceanic crust
E) asthenosphere

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