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EPR, 7 S

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Activity: 
Latitude: 
-7.0000
Longitude: 
-107.5500
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2600
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
136.2
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
MORB
Deposit Type: 
PMS
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
GEOMETEP cruises with TV grab included SO 40 in 1985/1986 and SO 62 in 1989; note the location is very coarse in map Fig. 1 in Dill et al. (1992), thus this may actually be the confirmed vent field at 7 25'S
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1985/86 or 1989 TV grab
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.