The Closure Temperature Represents the Point When

question 49

Multiple Choice

The closure temperature represents the point when

• A) a magma cools to the point where minerals begin to crystallize.
• B) radioactive isotopes begin to decay.
• C) atoms are no longer free to move out of a crystal lattice.
• D) the last remaining magma crystallizes.

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