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Ice-like gas hydrates under capping rock encrusted with mussels

By Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program 2017 (approx.)
Ice-like gas hydrates under capping rock encrusted with mussels on the sea floor
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Ice-like gas hydrates under capping rock encrusted with mussels on the sea floor of the northern Gulf of America.

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