MAR, 24 20'N

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

Vent Sites:

Activity:

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

Latitude:

24.3500

Longitude:

-46.2000

Location on map:

Ocean:

Region:

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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

3200

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

24.0

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

VSD, disseminated sulfides

Notes on Vent Field Description:

quartz vein in altered basalt with disseminated sulfides

Notes Relevant to Biology:

Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):

NotProvided

Discovery References (text):

[Rona et al., Geology, 8, 569-572, 1980.]

Other References (text):

[(plume only) Klinkhammer et al. (1985) Hydrothermal manganese plumes in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift valley. Nature 314: 727-731.]

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