Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. There is a link between mining and faults because minerals precipitate from water percolating along faults

A) The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
B) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
C) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
D) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


Answer: C

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