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EPR, 9 40'N

Name Alias(es): 
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
B
C
H
Maximum Temperature: 
Max Temperature Category: 
Latitude: 
9.6500
Longitude: 
-104.2600
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2572
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
2557
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
102.6
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
basalt-hosted
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
4th order ridge segment C in Haymon et al. (1991): "High T vents present along ASC margins, but less frequent than in Segment B,"
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
observed dense biota in Haymon et al. (1991)
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1989 Argo I towed video; 1991 submersible Alvin
Discovery References (text): 
Haymon, R. M., et al., 1991, Hydrothermal vent distribution along the East Pacific Rise crest (9 09'-54'N) and its relationship to magmatic and tectonic processes on fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 104, 513-534.
Other References (text): 
Von Damm (2000) Chemistry of hydrothermal vent fluids from 9 -10 N, East Pacific Rise: "Time zero," the immediate posteruptive period. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH 105(B5): 11203-11222
Haymon and White (2004) Fine-scale segmentation of volcanic/hydrothermal systems along fast-spreading ridge crests. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 226: 367-382.