Question
Please help!
Which statement is not an example of a way a mineral can form?

A.
Scientists grow a diamond under laboratory conditions.

B.
A tourmaline crystal forms from magma cooling very slowly underground.
C.
Pressure underground causes particles in rock to reorganize, forming garnet.

D.
Dissolved substances crystallize on the bottom of a lake as dolomite.
Which statement is not an example of a way a mineral can form?

A.
Scientists grow a diamond under laboratory conditions.

B.
A tourmaline crystal forms from magma cooling very slowly underground.
C.
Pressure underground causes particles in rock to reorganize, forming garnet.

D.
Dissolved substances crystallize on the bottom of a lake as dolomite.
Answers
All of the statements describe ways that minerals can form. Therefore, none of them is the answer to the question "Which statement is not an example of a way a mineral can form?"