Editing Cold seep (section)

== Types ==
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[[File:NOAAseep 600CratersBrinePools.jpg|thumb|These craters mark the formation of [[brine pool]]s, from which salt has seeped through the seafloor and encrusted the nearby substrate.]]

Types of cold seeps can be distinguished according to the depth, as shallow cold seeps and deep cold seeps.<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" /> Cold seeps can also be distinguished in detail, as follows:

* [[oil seep|oil]]/gas seeps<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" />
* gas seeps:<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" /> [[methane]] seeps
* [[gas hydrate]] seeps<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" />
* brine seeps<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" /> are formed in [[brine pool]]s
* [[pockmark (geology)|pockmarks]]<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" />
* [[mud volcano]]es<ref name="Vanreusel 2010" />