Amazing geologic features on the deep seafloor


	Amazing geologic features on the deep seafloor
amgumen
5-20-2007 6:54 PM
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5-20-2007 7:48 PM
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padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/495.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/F0C1D1AF-D41F-4F04-ACAB-DE3183D20D30" alt="Inactive chimney sample embedded with "fossilized" tubeworms" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/495.html">manipulator arm holds a sample of an inactive chimney in which "fossilized" tubeworms are embedded</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/754.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/754.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/754.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/4AB501F6-ED23-459D-BB0A-CF15A5A5E287" alt="ROPOS arm sampling hot fluid" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul31/media/754.html">hot fluid sampling at this black smoker vent</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul26/media/oldchmny.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul26/media/oldchmny.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02fire/logs/jul26/media/oldchmny.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/67DF12B0-9607-49CF-A12F-5BB922022B2E" alt="The ROPOS manipulator arm prepares to sample an inactive chimney" /></div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/champagne_vent.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/champagne_vent.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/champagne_vent.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/0874419E-4B94-4850-9BF3-D3B2A5F8370F" alt="These microbial mats are similar in composition to those as seen at the Yellow Top Vent site." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april12/media/champagne_vent.html">extremely gassy, high-temperature (&gt;100°C, 212°F) white smokers at Champagne Vent.</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/chimneys.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/chimneys.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/chimneys.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/E627831A-DAA3-4508-AE28-8D015F2B0E6A" alt="White chimneys at Champagne vent site, NW Eifuku volcano." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/chimneys.html">The chimneys are ~20 cm (8 in) across and ~50 cm (20 in) high, venting fluids at 103ºC (217ºF). </blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/bubbles.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/bubbles.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/bubbles.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/DAEFBE73-F340-4BC8-9610-C9512E9FA7D8" alt="Close-up of bubbles at the Champagne vent site." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april10/media/bubbles.html">bubbles at the Champagne vent site</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/five_towers.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/five_towers.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april05/media/five_towers.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/8D1BC0E2-585B-4CBD-915E-CFA1BFEEDD9F" alt="Active “smoker” chimneys precipitating iron, copper and zinc sulfides from 230ºC fluid." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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		    Active “smoker” chimneys precipitating iron, copper and zinc sulfides from 230ºC fluid</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/ash_layers.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/ash_layers.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/ash_layers.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/3D3262A7-BD4D-48D9-850C-75C94A094BB7" alt="Interlayered basaltic (dark) and felsic (light) ash layers in the east wall of West Rota caldera." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/april04/media/ash_layers.html">
		    Interlayered basaltic (dark) and felsic (light) ash layers</blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/march30/media/craterplume2.html" href="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/march30/media/craterplume2.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/march30/media/craterplume2.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/img/5234C177-7BA7-44F7-B6AC-EAD6596E1FC7" alt="Giant smoky plume discovered near the summit of NW Rota 1 volcano." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04fire/logs/march30/media/craterplume2.html">
Giant smoky plume</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/0477A4B3-51EA-48D6-A03F-2DF4EC11DD86/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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