Shinkurose Bank

Name Alias(es):

Shinkurose Ridge

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

IBM

Vent Sites:

Activity:

inactive

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

NotApplicable

Latitude:

33.5667

Longitude:

140.1667

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

Izu-Bonin Arc

National Jurisdiction:

Japan

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

200

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

arc volcano

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NFS, Mn crusts

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Mn crusts on top of fore-arc volcanic edifice

Notes Relevant to Biology:

NotProvided

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

1992 or earlier submersible Shinkai 2000

Discovery References (text):

[Fujioka et al., JAMSTEC, Symposium on Deep Sea Research, Proc., 8,209-219, 1992, Finding of hydrothermal manganese crust from the Shinkurose bank and its geotectonic significance (in Japanese, abstract in English).]

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