Question

As magma cools and crystallizes, minerals form in predictable patterns in a process known as

a. fractional crystallization
b. partial melting
c. intrusion
d. Bowen's reaction series

Answer 1

The answer is d. the Bowen's Reaction series. This series outlines the order of crystallization of the silicate minerals in magma. The series is based on the premise that different minerals in magma form at different temperatures. minerals form as the magma cools.

Answer 2

The predictable process of the crystallization of magma after cooling and the formation of minerals is known as the Bowen's reaction series. The answer is therefore letter D. This is one of the two ways to explain how igneous rocks are formed from volcanic eruption.