Grover Seamount

Name Alias(es):

Vent Sites:

Activity:

active, confirmed

Maximum Temperature:

Max Temperature Category:

NotProvided

Latitude:

-10.4667

Longitude:

164.2500

Location on map:

Ocean:

S. Pacific

Region:

Solomons Arc

National Jurisdiction:

Solomon Islands

Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):

600

Minimum Depth (mbsl):

Tectonic setting:

arc volcano

Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):

Volcano Number (if applicable):

Host Rock:

NotProvided

Deposit Type:

NotProvided

Notes on Vent Field Description:

San Cristobal arc, Solomons; mining tenement application, but not by Nautilus Minerals

Notes Relevant to Biology:

SOLAVENTS 2002 cruise report: "abundant vent biota"

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

2002 towed video

Discovery References (text):

SOLAVENTS 2002 cruise report (http://www.marine.csiro.au/datacentre/process/data_files/cruise_docs/fr200203sum.pdf).

Other References (text):

McConachy (2002) Submarine Hydrothermal Processes in Volcanic Arcs, Back Arcs and Continental Shelf Settings in the SW Pacific (http://smedg.org.au/McCJune02.pdf)

[McConachy et al., CSIRO Exploration and Mining Rpt Cruise report 1026F, 402 pp., 2002].

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