Secondary Enrichment Creates Concentrations of Metals by ________

question 45

Multiple Choice

Secondary enrichment creates concentrations of metals by ________.

• A) accumulating them around a black smoker vent
• B) precipitating them into cracks in preexisting rocks
• C) leaching them from one area and precipitating them elsewhere
• D) accumulating them on the seafloor

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