Multiple Choice
During fractional crystallization of a magma body,the first rock that is expected to crystallize from the magma will be
A) identical in chemical composition to the magma.
B) more mafic than the magma.
C) more felsic than the magma.
D) The composition of the rock is not predictable.
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