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tomgbean
· started 2019-12-24 20:27
· last activity 2019-12-25 03:24
· 1 reply
Is the gold deposit different than the gold mine? I thought gold mines were meant to tap into deposits? That is why I didn't even consider this answer choice, because it strengthened.
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Irina
· 2019-12-25 03:24
@tomgbean,
You are correct, the mine taps into a deposit. The reason (A) weakens the argument because it demonstrates that the deposit also supplied nearby riverbeds with gold, meaning gold with the same trace-element ratio was found in nearby riverbeds as well as the ancient mine, and the artifacts could have been made from gold obtained from the riverbed rather than the mine.
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