Bubbylon

Name Alias(es):

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Vent Sites:

Activity:

Maximum Temperature:

300

Latitude:

37.8000

Longitude:

-31.5333

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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

1000

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

19.9

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

5 km south of Menez Gwen; used multibeam echosounder to "see" plume of gas bubbles, and several other sites with gas plumes are indicated

Notes Relevant to Biology:

animals typical of nearby MAR vents

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

2010 ROV MARUM-QUEST, same cruise as plume discovered by multibeam echosounder

Discovery References (text):

press release, 7 October 2010, Max Planck Society (http://www.mpg.de/617026/pressRelease201010071)

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