The Sudbury Impact Basin Is Famous for Nickel-Copper-Platinum Deposits

question 65

Multiple Choice

The Sudbury Impact Basin is famous for nickel-copper-platinum deposits.How is this related to the impact event?

• A) These minerals deposits form when hot fluids move upwards along faults.
• B) These minerals formed in the depressions at the base of the magma pool.
• C) These minerals were deposited directly by the asteroid.
• D) These materials were organized by gravity as impact breccia.
• E) The impact event created a depression and the mineral deposits formed subaqueously.

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