To Explain the Great Volumes of Granite Plutonic Rocks, Most

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Multiple Choice

To explain the great volumes of granite plutonic rocks, most geologists think that partial melting of the _______ must take place.

• A) core
• B) lower mantle
• C) lower continental crust
• D) oceanic crust
• E) asthenosphere

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