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Mud chimney encountered during Alvin Dive 3914


An example of a mud chimney encountered during Dive 3914. The outer part of the chimney consists of pervasively burrowed fine clay, but Alvin did not obtain a sample of the interior of the feature. Photo courtesy of WHOI.


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