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Below is a question with multiple-choice answers. Choose the correct option based on your reasoning.

### Question:
The formation of the mineral halite is most likely to occur by which process?

### Choices:
A. the evaporation of seawater
B. the hardening of lava in seawater
C. the cementing together of sediment particles
D. the slow crystallization of magma deep in the crust

### Answer:
