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What is a simple definition of the white smoker? and how is it different from the black smoker?

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“Black smokers” are chimneys formed from deposits of iron sulfide, which is black. “White smokers” are chimneys formed from deposits of barium, calcium, and silicon, which are white. A venting black smoker emits jets of particle-laden fluids.

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