Where Does the Majority of Groundwater Originate

question 46

Multiple Choice

Where does the majority of groundwater originate?

• A) by primordial outgassing from magmatic intrusions
• B) by infiltration from precipitation that falls on the land
• C) released from minerals undergoing diagenetic and metamorphic dehydration reactions
• D) it was deposited along with the sediments that contain it

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