GEISEIR site 22, segment L3

Name Alias(es):

SEIR, 01

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:

SEIR

Activity:

active, inferred

Latitude:

-42.1130

Longitude:

88.0420

Location on map:

Ocean:

Indian

Region:

SEIR

National Jurisdiction:

high seas

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

2400

Tectonic setting:

mid-ocean ridge

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

68.5

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

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

1996 plume only; 2009 plume only

Discovery References (text):

(plume only) Scheirer et al., Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 97-100, 1998, Detection of hydrothermal plumes along the Southeast Indian Ridge near the Amsterdam-St. Paul Plateau.

Other References (text):

Baker, E.T., Hemond, C., Briais, A., Maia, M., Scheirer, D.S., Walker, S.L., Wang, T., Chen, Y.J., 2014. Correlated patterns in hydrothermal plume distribution and apparent magmatic budget along 2500 km of the Southeast Indian Ridge. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 15, doi: 10.1002/2014GC005344.

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