Widespread diffuse venting and large microbial iron-mounds in the Red Sea
Abstract For decades, hydrothermal activity along the Red Sea Rift was only inferred from metalliferous sediments and hot brines. Active hydrothermal fluid discharge was never directly observed from this young ocean basin, but could be key to understanding the evolution of hydrothermal vent fields a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-12-01
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Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01169-7 |