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7806241 
Journal Article 
Geomicrobiology of deep-sea hydrothermal vents 
Jannasch, HW; Mottl, MJ 
1985 
1 
Science
ISSN: 0036-8075
EISSN: 1095-9203 
229 
4715 
717-725 
English 
17841485 
During the cycling of seawater through the earth's crust along the mid-ocean ridge system, geothermal energy is transferred into chemical energy in the form of reduced inorganic compounds. These compounds are derived from the reaction of seawater with crustal rocks at high temperatures and are emitted from warm (