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Explorer Deep
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Activity:
Max Temperature Category:
Latitude:
50.1000
Longitude:
-129.7500
Location on map:
Ocean:
Region:
National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
3200
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
56.3
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NFS, Fe & Mn crusts
Notes on Vent Field Description:
middle of three main segments of Explorer Ridge; Fe oxide, Fe silicate (nontronite) and Mn oxide crusts; position approximative from Grill et al. (1981)
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1969, deposits only
Discovery References (text):
Grill et al., (1981) A hydrothermal deposit from Explorer Ridge in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 52, 142-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(81)90216-8
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