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Older, oxidized sulfide deposit colonized by sponges at SESCA site

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 1985 (approx.)
Photo of seafloor shows older, oxidized sulfide deposit colonized by sponges
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Older, oxidized sulfide deposit colonized by sponges at SESCA site, southern half of Escanaba Trough.

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