. "2010-03-15T11:29:37Z"^^ . . "ENVO"^^ . "pbuttigieg"^^ . "ENVO:01000053"^^ . "marine ultramafic hydrothermal vent biome"^^ . "A marine ultramafic hydrothermal vent biome comprises regions of themarine hydrothermal vent biome hosted on ultramafic (also referred to as ultrabasic) rocks. Ultramafic rocks are igneous and meta-igneous rocks with very low silica content (less than 45%), generally >18% MgO, high FeO, low potassium, and are composed of usually greater than 90% mafic minerals (dark colored, high magnesium and iron content). The Earth's mantle is composed of ultramafic rocks."^^ .