Continental rifts have a diverse suite of igneous rocks associated with them because melting occurs:

A) in the mantle and in the crust
B) only in the crust
C) only in the mantle

Continental Rifts

Regions where the Earth's crust is being pulled apart due to tectonic forces, often leading to the formation of new ocean basins.

Igneous Rocks

Rocks formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava, classified as intrusive or extrusive based on where they solidify.

Melting Occurs

The process by which a solid becomes a liquid due to an increase in temperature and/or a decrease in pressure.