Partial melting of the mantle asthenosphere most commonly produces which composition of magma?


Ans: Basalt

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Which practice would make forestry less sustainable?

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Which of the following is NOT something we can learn by determining isotopic ages?

A. the cooling history by using different types of isotopic ages B. the age when a rock is uplifted toward the surface C. the age of material from which clasts in a sedimentary rock were derived D. the age of a volcanic eruption E. We can determine all of these.

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