Deep Sea Smoker (VIDEO)

Duke University

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Black smokers, such as these at a hydrothermal vent on the seafloor near the Cayman Islands, produce mineral-rich emissions that form deposits which may soon be mined for valuable minerals.

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NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

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