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EPR, Seamount 5
Name Alias(es):
Volcano 5
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Vent Sites:
Activity:
Maximum Temperature:
Latitude:
13.0000
Longitude:
-103.5000
Location on map:
Ocean:
Region:
National Jurisdiction:
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1100
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
91.1
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Alt (1988): "Seamount 5 ... is located on 0.9 Ma crust 86 km east of the EPR near 13°N. Hydrothermal iron oxide deposits at various locations on the summit form continuous fields up to 700 m2 in area. ... No fluid flow was observed, but at one site temperatures up to 2 deg C above ambient were measured at a depth of 50 cm."; Batiza et al. (1989): "Seamount 5... may still be active. Its summit is covered by fresh lavas, recent faults and hydrothermal deposits."; note: 1984 submersible Alvin dives at 12-58N 103-26W
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1988 or earlier camera and/or submersible (need to check reference)
Discovery References (text):
[Batiza et al. (1989) Geological and petrologic evolution of seamounts near the EPR based on submersible and camera study. Marine Geophysical Researches 11: 169-236, DOI 10.1007/BF00340203.]
Other References (text):
Batiza, R., and D. Vanko (1984), Petrology of Young Pacific Seamounts, J. Geophys. Res., 89(B13), 11, 235–11, 260
Alt, J. Mar. Geol., 81, 227-239, 1988, Hydrothermal oxide and nontronite deposits on seamounts in the eastern Pacific.
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