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A fragment of a black smoker chimney collected from the Kairei Vent Field. Hydrothermal fluids with temperatures of 554°F (308°C) flowed through the many small channels lined with glittering crystals of pyrite (iron sulfide).


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A fragment of a black smoker chimney collected from the Kairei Vent Field. Hydrothermal fluids with temperatures of 554°F (308°C) flowed through the many small channels lined with glittering crystals of pyrite (iron sulfide).

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