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Kurose Hole
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Latitude:
33.4000
Longitude:
139.6800
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
760
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
600
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Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
submarine volcano; caldera 5-7 km wide; located between Mikura and Hack-jima islands; Watanabe, H., pers. comm., 2009, provided email from D. Lindsay: "I searched the bottom of Kurose Hole for sign of venting but found absolutely nothing. The warm water inside the hole seems to be surface Kuroshio water that has mixed down into the hole rather than vent water. I think it is not an active vent and saw no sign of chimneys or dead shell colonies or anything to suggest that it ever was. No bacterial mats either. Iwabuchi 1989 also found no venting."
Notes Relevant to Biology:
NotProvided
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Discovery References (text):
Watanabe, H., pers. comm., 2009, provided email from D. Lindsay
Other References (text):
[Glasby, GP et al (2000) Submarine hydrothermal mineralization on the Izu-Bonin Arc, South of Japan: An overview. Marine georesources & geotechnology 18: 141-176.]
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