Country Rock Has Low Concentrations of Metals but as Hydrothermal

question 46

True/False

Country rock has low concentrations of metals but as hydrothermal solutions percolate through the rock, they can encounter changes in temperature, pressure, or chemical environments causing the solution to deposit metals to form local ore.

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