Multiple Choice
In which of the following igneous rocks and environments would you expect to find unusually high concentrations of rare elements such as lithium, beryllium, and boron?
A) pegmatite; crystallized from a water- rich, highly differentiated, residual magma
B) peridotite; crystallized at depth in the upper mantle
C) pumice lump; crystallized at depth in a mass of intrusive granite
D) basalt dike; fills a vertical fracture at shallow depth
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