MAR, 24 30'N

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

Vent Sites:

Activity:

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

Latitude:

24.5000

Longitude:

-46.1533

Location on map:

Ocean:

Region:

National Jurisdiction:

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

3900

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

24.0

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

MORB

Deposit Type:

PMS, polymetallic sulfides & gossan

Notes on Vent Field Description:

sulfide deposits, metalliferous sediments, and Fe oxide gossans near center of rift valley

Notes Relevant to Biology:

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

1987 deposits only

Discovery References (text):

[Sudarikov et al., Trans. (Doklady) U.S.S.R. Acad. Sci (Earth Sci), 311, 89-93, 1990

Krasnov et al., 1995

Bogdanov et al., 1995

Vaganov et al., 1995.]

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