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cdr_15

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Magma that might have cooled slowly to produce a diorite is instead erupted at Earth's surface. It would chill rapidly and produce a(n) ________.
 
  A) rhyolite
  B) andesite
  C) basalt
  D) granite

Question 2

Which igneous texture is characterized by two distinctively different crystal sizes?
 
  A) fine-grained
  B) coarse-grained
  C) glassy
  D) porphyritic


fdliggud

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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