Which of the following statements about thermal springs is NOT true?
A) Most are heated either by contact with hot igneous rocks or by water circulating within regions heated by the Earth's geothermal heat flow.
B) Mineral deposits called sinter form where thermal spring water reaches the surface and evaporates.
C) A thermal spring may also be an artesian spring.
D) A thermal spring is one in which the water temperature is within a few degrees of the boiling point.
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