The process of assimilation ____.
A) includes melting and incorporation of inclusions
B) includes the inclusion of country rock in an intrusive magma
C) can explain some of the felsic mineral enrichment of a mafic magma
D) results in the cooling of a magma body
E) all of these

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Assimilation includes melting and incorporation of inclusions, as well as the inclusion of country rock in an intrusive magma. This can explain some of the felsic mineral enrichment of a mafic magma, eventually resulting in the cooling of a magma body. Therefore, all of these options are correct.

The Process of Assimilation ____