Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes the formation of secondary magmas?
A) Decompression melting creates a mafic magma from mantle material.
B) Iron-rich minerals will form in a cooling magma and leave the remaining melt with a more silicic composition.
C) Partial melting of felsic rocks creates a silica-rich magma.
D) Water dehydrating from a subducted plate will melt mantle material.
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