. The Earth beneath the sea : History. Ocean bottom; Marine geophysics. 440 LAUOHTOX [chap. 18. Fig. 2. 41° 12'N, 15° 14'W. Depth 2939 m. Seamount west of Iberia plain. Area of picture U by 1 m. (Photo by ) A view into the face of a rock cHff. The bulbous appearance of the rock suggests either a water-cooled lava or a manganese crust. Many 10-armed commatulid crinoids can be seen, often attached to broken and manganese-covered coral fragments. An ophiuroid is visible in the top left corner. te. H~l * '^^ «^ *^ ^ ^ ^ \^-^ii^^^^^^^l Fig. 3. 35° 12'N, 15° 18'W. Depth 1317 m. Seamount nor
. The Earth beneath the sea : History. Ocean bottom; Marine geophysics. 440 LAUOHTOX [chap. 18. Fig. 2. 41° 12'N, 15° 14'W. Depth 2939 m. Seamount west of Iberia plain. Area of picture U by 1 m. (Photo by ) A view into the face of a rock cHff. The bulbous appearance of the rock suggests either a water-cooled lava or a manganese crust. Many 10-armed commatulid crinoids can be seen, often attached to broken and manganese-covered coral fragments. An ophiuroid is visible in the top left corner. te. H~l * '^^ «^ *^ ^ ^ ^ \^-^ii^^^^^^^l Fig. 3. 35° 12'N, 15° 18'W. Depth 1317 m. Seamount northeast of Madeira. Area of picture 2 by 10 m. (Photo by ) Field of submarine pillow lavas with manganese-coated surface. Note the rounded- ness of the rocks and the lack of sediment cover on top indicating active Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hill, M. N. (Maurice Neville), 1919-. New York : Interscience Pub.
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