Underground heated water pulls minerals through cracks in the crust, forming veins of minerals.
Heat and pressure change the chemical composition of rocks to form minerals.
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.
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Mineral deposits at divergent ocean plate boundaries primarily form because metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools. Therefore, the correct answer is:
Metals dissolve in superheated water, forming minerals when the water cools.
