Aegir

Name Alias(es):

Ægir

Activity:

active, confirmed

Max Temperature Category:

High

Latitude:

72.3440

Longitude:

1.5550

Location on map:

Ocean:

Arctic

Region:

Mohns Ridge

National Jurisdiction:

Norway : Jan Mayen

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2600

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

15.8

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Depth approximate based on Figure 3a (Stensland et al., 2019); 2015 discovery: https://www.uib.no/node/96339https://www.uib.no/node/96339 (accessed on: 9 October 2019); Stensland et al., 2019 are reporting 'the discovery of a new field in 2014';

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

2015 ROV Ægir 6000; 2013 plume only; 2015 AUV

Discovery References (text):

Discovery on CGB2015 cruise: https://www.uib.no/node/96339https://www.uib.no/node/96339 (accessed on: 9 October 2019);

Other References (text):

Stensland, A., et al. (2019) 3He along the ultraslow spreading AMOR in the Norwegian-Greenland Seas. Deep-Sea Res. I, 147, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.004;

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