DSDP Hole 504B

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

GalapagosSpreadingCenter

Vent Sites:

Activity:

inactive

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

NotApplicable

Latitude:

1.2267

Longitude:

-83.7300

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

Galapagos Rift

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

3500

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

65.6

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

VSD, vein and dissmeinated sulfides

Notes on Vent Field Description:

vein and disseminated sulfides in quartz veins within altered basalt from pillow-dike transition zone (650 m and 1,300 m below bsf); east of Galapagos Rift, south of Costa Rica Rift

Notes Relevant to Biology:

NotProvided

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

NotProvided

Discovery References (text):

[Schops & Herzig, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 8405-8418, 1990.]

Other References (text):

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DSDP Hole 504B