Why are mineral deposits often found at divergent ocean boundaries?(1 point)

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The mineral deposits form in the mantle, and the minerals are pushed to the surface as the tectonic plates move apart.
The mineral deposits form in the mantle, and the minerals are pushed to the surface as the tectonic plates move apart.

Magma is exposed when the tectonic plates move apart, and heat from magma melts away other parts of the ocean floor, leaving the minerals behind.
Magma is exposed when the tectonic plates move apart, and heat from magma melts away other parts of the ocean floor, leaving the minerals behind.

Minerals from the crust dissolve in water that is superheated by magma, and the minerals are deposited on the ocean floor as the water cools.
Minerals from the crust dissolve in water that is superheated by magma, and the minerals are deposited on the ocean floor as the water cools.

The spreading of the tectonic plates causes water to rush into the area, and the minerals from ocean water are deposited on the ocean floor.

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Minerals from the crust dissolve in water that is superheated by magma, and the minerals are deposited on the ocean floor as the water cools.

At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates pull apart, allowing magma from the mantle to rise and create new oceanic crust. The interaction of this superheated magma with seawater can lead to mineral formation as the dissolved minerals precipitate out when the temperature of the water decreases.