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Evan
Name Alias(es):
Ewan
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:
Vent Sites:
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Latitude:
37.2667
Longitude:
-32.2833
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1775
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
20.2
Host Rock:
basalt-hosted
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
southern flank of Lucky Strike seamount; Graviluck 2006 cruise blog: (http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a1890,decouverte-un-site-hydrothermal-jour-19.html); R2K MAR workshop 2008 report "although the Lucky Strike vent field at the seamount summit has been studied for 15 years, only in the last 2 years has another vent site on the southern flank of the seamount (Ewan) been found"
Notes Relevant to Biology:
bacterial mats, mussels
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2006 submersible Nautile
Discovery References (text):
Graviluck 2006 cruise blog: (http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a1890,decouverte-un-site-hydrothermal-jour-19.html)
J. Escartin, pers. comm. 2009.
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