Question

How do mineral deposits form at divergent ocean plate boundaries? (1 point)
• Heat and pressure change the chemical composition of rocks to form minerals.
• Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools.
• Underground heated water pulls minerals through cracks in the crust, forming veins of
minerals.
Ded punderground minerals are lited up by land movement and exposed by weathering

Answer 1

Mineral deposits at divergent ocean plate boundaries primarily form through the process where metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools. This occurs at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates are pulling apart, allowing seawater to seep into the Earth's crust, where it is heated by magma. As the superheated water moves back to the ocean floor, it precipitates minerals, forming deposits.