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Floc

Name Alias(es): 
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
HDV (= High Diffuse Venting)
Snowblower
Maximum Temperature: 
22
Latitude: 
46.3133
Longitude: 
-129.7050
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2290
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
2220
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
56.1
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
basalt-hosted
Deposit Type: 
LTH
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
CoAxial Segment; eruption and event plumes in 1993; http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/coax/coax.html; Butterfield et al. (1995): "No high-temperature fluids were found in the Flow or Floc areas"
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1993 DEEPTOW and submersible Alvin
Discovery References (text): 
Embley et al., Geophys. Res. Letts., 22, 143-146, 1995, Initial results of the rapid response to the 1993 CoAxial event: Relationships between hydrothermal and volcanic processes.
Other References (text): 
Butterfield et al., Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. A 355, 369-386, 1997, Seafloor eruptions and evolution of hydrothermal fluid chemistry
Herzig et al. (1997) Hydrothermal activity and rift-induced tracers at Axial (Juan de Fuca ridge): Results of cruise SO-109 of R/V Sonne-ROPOS. InterRidge News 6(1): 35-38.