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    Why Can an Intruding Mafic Magma Assimilate Felsic Country Rock,but
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Why Can an Intruding Mafic Magma Assimilate Felsic Country Rock,but

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Why can an intruding mafic magma assimilate felsic country rock,but an intruding felsic magma cannot assimilate mafic country rock?

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