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Ashadze-4
Name Alias(es):
Ashadze 4
Ашадзе 4
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Activity:
Max Temperature Category:
Latitude:
12.9700
Longitude:
-44.8500
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Region:
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
4530
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
26.2
Host Rock:
basalt-hosted
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
located on rift valley floor; Fouquet, Y et al. (2007): Basaltic hosted deposits are dominated by sphalerite and pyrite at Ashadze 4
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
Discovery References (text):
(inactive) Fouquet, Y et al. (2007) Diversity of Ultramafic Hosted Hydrothermal Deposits on the Mid Atlantic Ridge: First Submersible Studies on Ashadze, Logatchev 2 and Krasnov Vent Fields During the Serpentine Cruise. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, abstract #T51F-03.
Other References (text):
Cherkashov, G., et al. (2010) Seafloor Massive Sulfides from the Northern Equatorial Mid-Atlantic Ridge: New Discoveries and Perspectives. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 28: 222-239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1064119X.2010.483308
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