Bowen's reaction series a. explains why some igneous rocks are phaneritic, and others aphanitic. b. shows that as magma crystall
izes, the remaining melt is depleted in silica. c. explains why some compounds use ionic bonds, and others have covalent bonding. d. shows that minerals in a cooling magma crystallize in a predictable order.
Bowen's reaction series usually represents the ranking of the mineral formation at different temperature conditions. There are two branches namely the continuous and the discontinuous branch.
The main objective of this series is to enable a viewer to understand at what temperature mineral forms, that give rise to the formation of igneous rocks.
It is very commonly used by the geologists and the mineralogists as it helps them in evaluating and predicting the order in which a particular type of mineral will form.
