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Fukujin volcano
Name Alias(es):
Fukujin Seamount
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Activity:
Latitude:
21.9300
Longitude:
143.4700
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1100
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Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
historical submarine eruptive activity; dredged hydrothermal deposit; plume not detected as of 2003
Notes Relevant to Biology:
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1987 deposits only
Discovery References (text):
(dredge only) McMurtry, G.M., et al., Unusual geochemistry of hydrothermal vents on submarine arc volcanoes: Kasuga Seamounts, Northern Mariana Arc, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 114, 517-528, 1993.
Other References (text):
Embley, R et al (2004) Explorations of Mariana Arc volcanoes reveal new hydrothermal systems. EOS, Trans. AGU 85(4): 37, 40.
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