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Methane hydrate-I
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| Mineral: | Methane hydrate-I: 46(H2O)·2(S)·6(L) | ||||
| Comments: | Yellow to white outcropping of massive methane hydrate infested with 2 to 5 cm polychaete worms (Hesiocoeca sp), AKA "ice worms". | ||||
| Location: | 540 meters deep in the Gulf of Mexico. | ||||
| Scale: | Picture size 30 cm. | ||||
| Copyright: | © Charles Fisher / Penn State | ||||
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