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):
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.]