Suakin Deep

Name Alias(es):

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Vent Sites:

Activity:

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

19.6333

Longitude:

38.7333

Location on map:

Ocean:

Region:

National Jurisdiction:

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2850

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

2800

Tectonic setting:

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

15.3

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

E-MORB, evaporites, sediments

Deposit Type:

NFS, metalliferous muds (including sulfide facies)

Notes on Vent Field Description:

intracontinental rift; brine pool with Fe oxide & manganiferous muds, including minor sulfide facies

Notes Relevant to Biology:

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

1972 deposits only

Discovery References (text):

[H. Backer and M. Schoell, New Deeps with brines and metalliferous sediments in the Red Sea, Nature Phys. Sci. 240 (1972) 153-158

Baumann et al., Geologische Rundschau, 62, 684-697, 1973]

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