VFR, plume 4

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

VFR

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, inferred

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

-22.3400

Longitude:

-176.6590

Location on map:

Ocean:

S. Pacific

Region:

Lau Basin

National Jurisdiction:

Tonga

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

1700

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

back-arc spreading center

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

45.0

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Valu Fa Ridge

Notes Relevant to Biology:

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

2004 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only): Baker et al., GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 33, L07308, doi:10.1029/2005GL025283, 2006, Abundant hydrothermal venting along melt-rich and melt-free ridge segments in the Lau back-arc basin.

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