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    • Thin section of ancient cold-seep carbonate via light microscope
    Rights: Steve Hood Published 1 October 2012 Size: 210 KB Referencing Hub media

    Thin section of ancient cold-seep carbonate viewed with a light microscope. The paler areas are filled with calcium carbonate in the aragonite crystal form, the darker areas are hydrocarbon residues.

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      Cold-seep carbonates

      Cold seeps are regions of the seafloor where cold methane-rich water escapes. They are the cold-water version of hydrothermal vents, where hot water escapes from the seafloor. Like hot-water ...

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