ELI5: Why are mineral ores found in the form of veins? Submitted by zafferous t3_yh5512 on October 30, 2022 at 5:06 AM in explainlikeimfive 10 comments 107
stolid_agnostic t1_iuc6dop wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:23 AM As I understand it, things are deposited essentially flat over an area. Then the same sort of metamorphic processes that create things like marble take over and you end up with veins between layers of rock Permalink −7−
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