Metallic ore deposits are most likely to form when ____.
A) small-scale motions of hot spots alter cratonic rocks
B) continents rift apart.
C) plants decompose in anaerobic conditions
D) plants decompose in aerobic conditions
E) metals are precipitated from and concentrated by cooling magma
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