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MAR, 24 20'N

Name Alias(es): 
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy: 
Vent Sites: 
Activity: 
Maximum Temperature: 
Max Temperature Category: 
Latitude: 
24.3500
Longitude: 
-46.2000
Location on map: 
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl): 
3200
Minimum Depth (mbsl): 
Tectonic setting: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
24.0
Volcano Number (if applicable): 
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
VSD, disseminated sulfides
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
quartz vein in altered basalt with disseminated sulfides
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
NotProvided
Discovery References (text): 
[Rona et al., Geology, 8, 569-572, 1980.]
Other References (text): 
[(plume only) Klinkhammer et al. (1985) Hydrothermal manganese plumes in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift valley. Nature 314: 727-731.]