Cross section of a hydrothermal vent chimney
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Detailed Description
Cross section of a hydrothermal vent chimney from East Diamante Caldera in the Mariana volcanic arc, west Pacific Ocean, collected during a 2010 research cruise. Most of the sample is zinc sulfide. Silica lines the conduit through which the water flowed; a trace of iron imparts the yellow color.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Layered Hydrothermal Barite-Sulfide Mound Field, East Diamante Caldera, Mariana Volcanic Arc
Article by Hein, J.R., et al., 2014, Economic Geology v. 109, no. 4, pp. 2179-2206