EPR, 15 S

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

EPR

Activity:

active, inferred

Latitude:

-15.0000

Longitude:

-112.7700

Location on map:

Ocean:

S. Pacific

Region:

S EPR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2640

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

144.7

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

MORB

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

GEOMETEP cruises with TV grab included SO 40 in 1985/1986 and SO 62 in 1989

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

1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity); 1993 plume only

Discovery References (text):

Dill et al. (1992) Hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation of basalts from the spreading zone of the East Pacific Rise (7 S-23 S). Geologische Rundschau/ International Journal of Earth Sciences, 81: 717-728.

(plume only) Urabe et al., Science 269, 1092-1095, 1995, The effect of magmatic activity on hydrothermal venting along the superfast-spreading East Pacific Rise

(plume only) Baker, E., and T. Urabe (1996) Extensive distribution of hydrothermal plumes along the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 13°30′-18°40′S, J. Geophys. Res., 101(B4), 8685-8695.

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