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Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough

MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Activity: 
Max Temperature Category: 
Latitude: 
27.3050
Longitude: 
-111.5067
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
2000
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
45.8
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
sediment-hosted
Deposit Type: 
NFS
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
talc deposit; sediment-filled pull-apart basin
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
dead clam shells
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
1977 submersible Seacliff (hydrothermal deposits only)
Discovery References (text): 
(Hydrothermal deposits only) Lonsdale, P.F. et al. (1980) A HIGH-TEMPERATURE HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT ON THE SEABED AT A GULF OF CALIFORNIA SPREADING CENTER. Earth Planetary Science Letters 49: 8-20.