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Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3
Name Alias(es):
North Fiji spreading center
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Vent Sites:
Activity:
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Max Temperature Category:
Latitude:
-14.0745
Longitude:
175.4729
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
3000
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
2000
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
22.2
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NFS, Fe & Mn crusts
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Fe & Mn crusts on old lava flows
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
NotProvided
Discovery References (text):
[Von stackelberg et al., Bundesanstalt Geowissenschaften Rohstoffe Circular 2, 3-14, 1985]
Other References (text):
Lagabrielle et al. (1995) An 800 km survey of the active spreading axis in the northern North Fiji Basin: Results of the NOFI cruise of the R/V L'Atalante over the South Pandora and Tripartite Ridges (August-September 1994). InterRidge News 4(1): 29-36
For inactive sites west and slightly north of this position, with widespread Fe & Mn enriched sediments - [Exon, South Pacific Marine Geological Notes, Technical Secretariat, CCOP-SOPAC, ESCAP 2 7, 303-320, 1982]
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