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Eye of Mordor Seamount
Name Alias(es):
91.3 W, Galapagos Rift
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:
Activity:
Latitude:
1.9410
Longitude:
-91.3100
Location on map:
Ocean:
Region:
National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1555
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
55.3
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Haymon et al. (2008): "detected no hydrothermal activity on the seamount."; located within the Galapagos Marine Reserve (UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site)
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2005 plume only
Discovery References (text):
(plume only) Baker, E. T., et al. (2008), High-resolution surveys along the hot spot–affected Galápagos Spreading Center: 1. Distribution of hydrothermal activity, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9, Q09003, doi:10.1029/2008GC002028.
Other References (text):
(plume only - but this location not reported in abstract) E. Baker et al., Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V14A-06, 2006, Hydrothermal Plume Mapping Along the Hotspot-affected Galapagos Spreading Center Finds High-Temperature Vent Sites are Anomalously Scarce.
Haymon R. M., et al. (2008), High-resolution surveys along the hot spot–affected Gálapagos Spreading Center: 3. Black smoker discoveries and the implications for geological controls on hydrothermal activity, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9, Q12006, doi:10.1029/2008GC002114
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