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Tu'i Malila

Name Alias(es): 
Tui Malila
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
Mothership
St. James Spire
Maximum Temperature: 
312
Latitude: 
-21.9876
Longitude: 
-176.5678
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
1870
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
1820
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
53.2
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
andesitic
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
Hydrothermal activity was observed at three localized areas at the Tui Malila vent field, extending approximately 350 m both along the major fault scarp that cuts through the area and near its base; "areas of hydrothermal activity are located close to the dominant fault scarp, and some are associated with volcanic domes"; located within Nautilus Minerals tenement
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
snails, mussels
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2005 ROV Jason II; 2004 plume only
Discovery References (text): 
Tivey, M. K., et al., and the TUIM05MV Scientific Party (2005), Characterization of six vent fields within the Lau Basin, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T31A-0477.
Other References (text): 
Ferrini, V. et al. (2008) Variable morphologic expression of volcanic, tectonic, and hydrothermal processes at six hydrothermal vent fields in the Lau back-arc basin. GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS, VOL. 9, Q07022, doi:10.1029/2008GC002047.