Black Smokers: Chimneys of Fire and Metal

How superheated, mineral-loaded water builds towers of sulphide and sulphur on the seafloor — and why the chimneys are ore factories.

Playlist by @hydrothermal_vents

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Giant Black Smoker Hydrothermal Vent | Nautilus Live — EVNautilus
2. Black Smokers: Ore Factories of the Deep — GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
3. Billowing Chimneys of Endeavour Vent Field | Nautilus Live — EVNautilus
4. Deep-Sea Vent Movie: Smoke and Fire Underwater — Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
5. Underwater Vents and Volcanoes — usoceangov
6. Hydrothermal vents: Explore a bizarre deep ocean habitat — MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
7. Revealing the stunning landscapes of deep-sea hydrothermal vents — MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
8. The Underworld of Hydrothermal Vents | 4K ROV Highlights — Schmidt Ocean Institute
9. Traveling through Vents | The Underworld of Hydrothermal Vents - Week 1 — Schmidt Ocean Institute
10. Microbial Mysteries - Big Pagoda Pools - Hydrothermal Vent Structure — Schmidt Ocean Institute