EPR, Manzanillo Spreading Segment

Name Alias(es):

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

15N-21N

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, inferred

Maximum Temperature:

Latitude:

18.2500

Longitude:

-106.3000

Location on map:

Ocean:

N. Pacific

Region:

N EPR

National Jurisdiction:

Mexico

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2600

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

77.7

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

Manzanillo Spreading Segment (MSS), adjacent to the Rivera Transform Fault

Notes Relevant to Biology:

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

1997 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only) Baker et al., 2001, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 2, doi:10.1029/2000GC000165, Hydrothermal plumes along segments of contrasting magmatic influence, 15°20′-18°30′N, East Pacific Rise: Influence of axial faulting.

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