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How do minerals form from magma?

By rapidly melting in Earth's core
By crystallizing as magma or lava cools
By dissolving in ocean water
By breaking down into smaller particles

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By crystallizing as magma or lava cools.

Explanation: As molten rock cools, atoms arrange into orderly, repeating patterns and form mineral crystals. Slow cooling (underground) produces larger crystals; rapid cooling (at the surface) makes small crystals or glass. The other choices describe different processes (melting, dissolution/precipitation, and weathering).