Consider Bowen's Reaction Series

question 7

Multiple Choice

Consider Bowen's reaction series. Which mineral would you expect to see as a phenocryst in a porphyritic basalt?

• A)sodium- rich plagioclase
• B)olivine
• C)quartz
• D)orthoclase

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