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Deep underground minerals are lifted up by land movement and exposed by weathering and erosion.
Deep underground minerals are lifted up by land movement and exposed by weathering and erosion.
Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools.
Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools.
Heat and pressure change the chemical composition of rocks to form minerals.
Heat and pressure change the chemical composition of rocks to form minerals.
Underground heated water pulls minerals through cracks in the crust, forming veins of minerals.
Underground heated water pulls minerals through cracks in the crust, forming veins of minerals.
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The correct response for how mineral deposits form at divergent ocean plate boundaries is:
Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools.
At divergent boundaries, such as mid-ocean ridges, seawater seeps into the ocean floor and interacts with magma. This interaction creates superheated hydrothermal vents, where metals are dissolved in the water. As the water rises and cools, the metals precipitate out, leading to the formation of mineral deposits.
