Metals in Plume (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Metals in Plume

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The top three panels show concentrations of dissolved iron, manganese and aluminum measured during the voyage. The bottom panel shows concentration of helium-3, an unreactive gas that emanates from hydrothermal vents. Its decreasing concentration away from the ridge is a result of mixing rather than a chemical reaction.

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(Credit: J. Resing / Univ. of Washington)

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