Something new on the bottom

No, I didn't get new underwear for Christmas.

Turns out that scientists exploring the deep ocean have found a new and important kind of hydrothermal vent. The main thing different about the vent is that the primary structural mineral is talc, not metallic sulphides. The vent, which was found off and well below the Cayman Islands, also has a very high heat flow.

New kind of hydrothermal vent system found in Caribbean