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Just as hot electric-stove elements radiate light, black smokers glow dimly as 400[degrees] C fluid emerges. Geologists and engineers will need to develop new technologies to haul the black smokers to the surface so they can extract the precious metals embedded in them. In the ocean depths, iron, sulfur, and other materials precipitate from these waters to form dark clouds, so scientists refer to such vents as black smokers. |
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