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Geology Scientist! Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

GUEST INTERVIEW: Peter Rona on the Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow Spreading Ocean Ridges

Archie Teuthis December 30, 2011 AGU American Geophysical Union Book chemosynthesis Colin Schultz Hydrothermal Vents Mid-Atlantic Ridge minerals Seafloor Spreading Spreading Center TAG Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse

Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Colin Schultz for American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) member publication Eos. AGU and Colin have been kind enough…

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Environmental Sciences Geology New Research Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

I Like Sills But Not A Fan Of The Popular Or My Friend’s Ex

Dr. M December 15, 2010 Carbon carbon cycling carbon sequestration Geology Hydrothermal Vent magma ridge sill Spreading Center volcanism

I’m a contrarian. Majority consensus makes me shudder. I just like rooting for underdogs*. Those undersea ridges at the boundaries of tectonic plates, spewing molten…

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Expeditions Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls

Expedition to Find “Oases of Life” on Mid-Cayman Rise

Kevin Zelnio October 5, 2009 Caymans Hydrothermal Vents Mid-Cayman Rise R/V Cape Hatteras Spreading Center

[mappress] Follow a new expedition to discover, document and dive on the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center. The R/V Cape Hatteras left port here at Duke Marine…

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