Dellwood Seamount

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Latitude:

50.8579

Longitude:

-129.3515

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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

800

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

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Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

56.3

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Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NFS, Fe & Mn crusts

Notes on Vent Field Description:

off-axis seamounts, Dellwood Knolls area, northern Explorer Ridge; Fe & Mn crusts, Fe-oxides in sediments, and altered basalt

Notes Relevant to Biology:

Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):

NotProvided

Discovery References (text):

[Piper et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 26, 114-120, 1975]

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