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Momoko

Name Alias(es): 
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
Activity: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Latitude: 
-22.6400
Longitude: 
-176.7210
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2180
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
41.4
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
extensive field of brecciated rocks with oxide deposits; no thermal anomaly; listed on vents list in Gebruk (2002) textbook; just south of Hine Hina, southern Valu Fa Ridge
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
bacterial mats, some fauna including tubeworms [Desbruyeres, D. et al. (1994)]
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1989 submersible Nautile
Discovery References (text): 
Desbruyeres, D. et al. (1994) Deep-sea hydrothermal communities in Southwestern Pacific back-arc basins (the North Fiji and Lau Basins): Composition, microdistribution and food web. Marine Geology 116: 227-242.
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