Black
smokers
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A seafloor hot spring called a black smoker. Click to play a Quicktime movie (you will need the Quicktime Plug-in for your browser). |
At high-temperature hydrothermal vents, called black smokers, sulfide chimneys form which are made out of minerals deposited directly from the vent fluid. The vent fluid looks like smoke because tiny mineral grains form when the hot vent fluid mixes with cold seawater. |