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Two hydrothermal vent rocks caught fire during lab processing
Phys.org reports the rocks were heated above 100°C before crushing, raising a potential hazard for deep-sea mining.
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Phys.org reports that two hydrothermal vent rocks caught fire during lab processing after being heated above 100°C, before crushing. The fires raise a potential hazard for deep-sea mining, though how often this might happen remains unclear.
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