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Created page with "== Introduction == Hydrothermal vents are a type of geothermal feature found on the ocean floor where heated water emerges from the Earth's crust. These vents are often associated with active volcanic regions and mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates are moving apart and new crust is being formed geothermal gradient<ref>German, C. R., & Von Damm, K. L. (2004). Hydrothermal processes. In Treatise on Geochemistry (pp. 181-222). Elsevier.</ref>...."
