Multiple Choice
The closure temperature represents the point when
A) a magma cools to the point where minerals begin to crystallize.
B) radioactive isotopes begin to decay.
C) atoms are no longer free to move out of a crystal lattice.
D) the last remaining magma crystallizes.
Correct Answer:
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