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Kasuga 3 Seamount

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Vent Sites: 
Maximum Temperature: 
10
Latitude: 
21.3833
Longitude: 
143.6000
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
1140
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
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Host Rock: 
basalts to shoshonites, dacite
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
9.3 deg C fluid venting from base of mound of lava rubble, plus hydrothermal deposits include what appears to be vent orifices; note: plume not detected in 2003
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1987 submersible Alvin
Discovery References (text): 
McMurtry et al (1993) Unusual geochemistry of hydrothermal vents on submarine arc volcanoes: Kasuga Seamounts, Northern Mariana Arc. EPSL 114: 517-528.
Other References (text): 
Embley, R et al (2004) Explorations of Mariana Arc volcanoes reveal new hydrothermal systems. EOS, Trans. AGU 85(4): 37, 40.