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HudsonKB16

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Why is dacite considered a fine-grained rock felsic rock?
 
  A) It contains very little silica.
  B) It contains a lot of silica and feldspar.
  C) It contains a lot of iron and magnesium.
  D) It contains an intermediate amount of silica.

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Why is peridote considered a coarse-grained ultramafic rock?
 
  A) It contains a lot of silica.
  B) It contains a lot of feldspar.
  C) It contains a medium amount of silica.
  D) It contains very little silica.



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yahahah24021

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D




HudsonKB16

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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