Let's make an analogy between the candies left in the bag and a fractionally crystallizing magma. If a crystallizing magma progressively became more enriched in Si (silicon) and depleted in Mg (magnesium),

which color in the candy bag would represent Si in the magma?
a) Red represents Si
b) Yellow represents Si


A

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