After reading the website article above, your classmate wonders aloud about the iron ore deposits found along the Appalachian Mountains in the Eastern United States. There is no active plate boundary along the Appalachian Mountains, yet iron ore is known to form along plate boundaries. Why are there deposits of iron ore in a place where there isn't a current plate boundary?
9. Explain to your classmate how there can be mineral deposits located far from current plate boundaries.
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responses
The mineral deposits were moved to new underground locations by early miners.
These mineral deposits were formed by weathering, erosion, and deposition.
The mineral deposits were moved away from plate boundaries as the plates moved and collided over many years.
The mineral deposits have no geological explanation.