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The hot magma heats the ocean water that seeps underground. The heated water dissolves minerals. When the solution billows out of vents called "chimneys" the minerals crystallize in the cold sea water. I hope that answers your question ^^
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∙ 12y agoMineral formation can occur several ways along the MOR. Rising magma can cool and crystallize, forming igneous rock which contains various minerals. Heated seawater also percolates through the hot rock of the MOR, and can precipitate minerals on rock surfaces and at black smokers.
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∙ 9y agoFill in the graphic organization to explain the step of the formation of a mid-ocean ridge
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∙ 11y agoit gets hot
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The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located?
The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at conservative plate boundaries where oceanic crust is pulled apart and magma rises from the mantle to form new oceanic crust.
What is the length of the Explorer Ridge?
The length of the Explorer Ridge is 150 miles. This mid-ocean ridge is a divergent tectonic plate that is located near Vancouver Island in Canada.
Where are the youngest rocks found on the seafloor?
Near fault lines, it is there that rocks are created by the rubbing or colliding of the tectonic plates. Rocks could also be made by volcanoes via the cooling of magma and lava. The closer to the fault line you are the newer the rock and the farther away you get the older the rock becomes.
Is the oceanic crust near a mid-ocean ridge thicker or thinner than the oceanic crust away from the mid-ocean ridge?
The Oceanic Crust close to the Mid Ocean Ridge is thinner than that Oceanic Crust far away from the ridge. This is due to tensional forces, as a result of crustal expansion and rock fracturing during the formation of the ridge.the oceanic crust is thinner
Where are the youngest rocks on the ocean floor typically found?
fault line
Is the floor near the mid ocean old?
No. The newest ocean floor is at the mid-ocean ridge.
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are located?
The youngest part of the ocean floor is found at conservative plate boundaries where oceanic crust is pulled apart and magma rises from the mantle to form new oceanic crust.
Where are the youngest rock on the ocean floor found?
Near the mid-Atlantic ridge.
Why is the rock farther from the ocean ridge is older than the rock near the mid ocean ridge?
By determining the age of rock samples obtained by drilling on the sea floor.
Where are the newest oceanic crusts located?
Near ocean ridges such as the Atlantic ridge
Oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
hit the books!!
Is oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge older thean oceanic crust farther away from the ridge?
Its oceanic crust
What is the length of the Explorer Ridge?
The length of the Explorer Ridge is 150 miles. This mid-ocean ridge is a divergent tectonic plate that is located near Vancouver Island in Canada.
Where are the youngest rocks found on the seafloor?
Near fault lines, it is there that rocks are created by the rubbing or colliding of the tectonic plates. Rocks could also be made by volcanoes via the cooling of magma and lava. The closer to the fault line you are the newer the rock and the farther away you get the older the rock becomes.
System that protects and supports stores mineral?
First of all, a body system does not support minerals. Minerals can be formed near the mid-ocean ridge or in magma chambers or in the earths crust. we asked bout body system not oceans and magma
Is oceanic crust near the mid ocean ridge younger than oceanic crust farther from the ridge?
haha i really dont know
What is the name of the ship that collected rock samples that proved the ocean floor is younger near the mid-ocean ridge?
Glomar challenger
