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According to Bowen's Reaction Series, which minerals would you expect to find in a
gabbro?
olivine, pyroxene, sodium plagioclase
olivine, quartz, sodium plagioclase
muscovite mica, quartz, biotite
olivine, calcium plagioclase, pyroxene
Transcribed Image Text:According to Bowen's Reaction Series, which minerals would you expect to find in a gabbro? olivine, pyroxene, sodium plagioclase olivine, quartz, sodium plagioclase muscovite mica, quartz, biotite olivine, calcium plagioclase, pyroxene
You find an igneous rock and identify olivine within it. According to Bowen's Reaction
Series, which other minerals are probably also contained within the same rock?
quartz and calcium plagioclase
calcium plagioclase and pyroxene
sodium plagioclase and amphibole
muscovite mica and quartz
Transcribed Image Text:You find an igneous rock and identify olivine within it. According to Bowen's Reaction Series, which other minerals are probably also contained within the same rock? quartz and calcium plagioclase calcium plagioclase and pyroxene sodium plagioclase and amphibole muscovite mica and quartz
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