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A Hydrothermal Vent on the Seafloor

A Hydrothermal Vent on the Seafloor
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Description: A hydrothermal vent on the seafloor. Mineral-rich water heated by geothermal energy streams out, into cold ocean water. As the water cools, dissolved minerals come out of solution and form a chimney-like structure around the vent.

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