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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Secondary enrichment involves the process of leaching metals from one area and then precipitating them in a more concentrated form elsewhere, often below the oxidation zone in an ore deposit.

Secondary Enrichment Creates Concentrations of Metals by ________