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Partial melting of the upper mantle results in initial (\"primitive\") melt that

ID: 804091 • Letter: P

Question

Partial melting of the upper mantle results in initial ("primitive") melt that has the chemical composition of (circle best answer): rhyolite; peridotite; basalt; granite; limestone Which of the following processes influence changes in magma composition after initial partial melting (circle best answers (there may be more than one))?; crystal fractionation; mixing of the magma with sea water; reaction of the magma with the atmosphere; assimilation of adjacent continental crust; mixing of sea water and the magma; mixing of liquid outer core with magma

Explanation / Answer

2) basalt