Deposit Type:
PMS, polymetallic sulfides & gossan
Notes on Vent Field Description:
sulfide deposits, metalliferous sediments, and Fe oxide gossans near center of rift valley
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
Discovery References (text):
[Sudarikov et al., Trans. (Doklady) U.S.S.R. Acad. Sci (Earth Sci), 311, 89-93, 1990
Krasnov et al., 1995
Bogdanov et al., 1995
Vaganov et al., 1995.]