Which Is Not a True Statement

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which is not a true statement?

• A) Salt decreases water's ability to dissolve minerals
• B) The interactions between hot water or steam with rocks or minerals are responsibility for a majority of the formation of ore deposits on Earth
• C) Hot water dissolves metals from rock or magma to form a hydrothermal ore deposit
• D) Metal-bearing solutions seep through cracks or through permeable rock and precipitate to form an ore deposit

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