Minerals and Rocks classification

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Across
  1. 2. A curve that describes the rate of change of temperature with depth in the Earth’s interior
  2. 3. Rocks poor in iron and magnesium
  3. 4. Minerals with melting point >1200 degrees Celsius
  4. 6. Plate boundaries where wet melting is common
  5. 7. A graph that shows the temperature of the earth at a given depth
  6. 11. Plate boundaries where decompression melting is common
  7. 12. Melting due to addition of water and carbon dioxide
  8. 13. An example of Felsic Rock
Down
  1. 1. Scalding avalanche of volcanic ash and gas.
  2. 5. In terms of color felsic rocks are …. than Mafic rocks
  3. 8. The first mineral to crystallize from a mafic melt according to Bowen’s reaction series
  4. 9. A large, thick, irregular composite intrusive body
  5. 10. When lowered, decompression melting of the mantle occurs