EPR, 11 07'N

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

EPR

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, inferred

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

11.1330

Longitude:

-103.7800

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

N EPR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2580

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

97.4

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

basalt-hosted

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

this location is not reported by ARGO-RISE (1988); Baker et al. (1994): "Hydrothermal plume distributions define three categories: intense and continuous (...11°05'-11°27'N)"

Notes Relevant to Biology:

NotProvided

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

1988 submersible Alvin dive #1989 (need reference to confirm activity); 1991 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only) Baker et al., Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 128, 1-17, 1994, Hydrothermal plumes along the East Pacific Rise, 8°40′ to 11°50′N: Plume distribution and relationship to the apparent magmatic budget, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(94)90022-1

NEED CITATION for 1988 Alvin dive.

Other References (text):

ARGO-RISE Group, Can. Mineral., 26, 467-486, 1988, Geological mapping of the East Pacific Rise axis (10 19’-11 53’N) using the ARGO and ANGUS imaging systems.

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