What Is the Source of Water for Hydrothermal Metamorphism

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Multiple Choice

What is the source of water for hydrothermal metamorphism?

• A)Groundwater percolating from the surface
• B)Fluids coming off magma plutons
• C)Black smokers sucking seawater into the subsurface
• D)Groundwater from the surface and fluids from magma plutons

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