EPR, 7 S

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

EPR

Activity:

active, inferred

Latitude:

-7.0000

Longitude:

-107.5500

Location on map:

Ocean:

S. Pacific

Region:

S EPR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2600

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

136.2

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

MORB

Deposit Type:

PMS

Notes on Vent Field Description:

GEOMETEP cruises with TV grab included SO 40 in 1985/1986 and SO 62 in 1989; note the location is very coarse in map Fig. 1 in Dill et al. (1992), thus this may actually be the confirmed vent field at 7 25'S

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

1985/86 or 1989 TV grab

Discovery References (text):

Dill et al. (1992) Hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation of basalts from the spreading zone of the East Pacific Rise (7 S-23 S). Geologische Rundschau/ International Journal of Earth Sciences, 81: 717-728.

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