What is the Bowen's Reaction Series, and what does it predict about the order of mineral crystallization from a mafic magma?
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A
It predicts that minerals crystallize in order of their hardness, with the hardest minerals forming first
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B
It describes the sequential crystallization of minerals from a cooling mafic magma, with olivine and Ca-plagioclase forming first, followed by pyroxene, amphibole, biotite, and finally quartz and K-feldspar
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C
It describes the sequence of metamorphic reactions in pelitic rocks with increasing temperature and pressure
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D
It predicts the alteration sequence of minerals during hydrothermal weathering of granite