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jhjkgdfhk

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on: Jul 15, 2018

Is the process of partial melting more likely to produce magmas that are more mafic or more felsic?
  Why? What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

Why can an intruding mafic magma assimilate felsic country rock, but an intruding felsic magma
  cannot assimilate mafic country rock? What will be an ideal response?



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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

More mafic-felsic rocks melt at lower temperatures than do mafic rocks.

Answer to Question 2

Mafic magma has a higher temperature than felsic magma, while felsic rock melts at lower
temperatures than mafic rock



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Reply 2 on: Jul 15, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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