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Explain how mineral veins form.​

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Mineral veins form when the hydrothermal solution that contains dissolved substances leaks through the cracks in rocks. The solutions places solid mineral particles and fill in the cracks.
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Mineral veins form when the hydrothermal solution that contains dissolved substances leaks through the cracks in rocks. The solutions places solid mineral particles and fill in the cracks.
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