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Misiteli
Name Alias(es):
Misitelli
Tahi Moana 5
VFR Plume 042
plume 2, VFR
MGDS_FeatureID lowest in hierarchy:
Vent Sites:
Tahi Moana 3
Tahi Moana 5
Activity:
Maximum Temperature:
Max Temperature Category:
Latitude:
-22.4700
Longitude:
-176.7030
Location on map:
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
2050
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
Tectonic setting:
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a):
45.0
Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Nautilus Minerals calls this Tahi Moana 5; SRK Consulting report for Nautilus Minerals (http://www.nautilusminerals.com/i/pdf/2008NautilusExplorationNI43-101Report.pdf): "Seven small fields of chimneys are named Tahi Moana 5a through to Tahi Moana 5g; the largest of which is approximately 230 by 50m in area. Chimney fields with columns up to 15m high are found in Tahi Moana 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d. Many of the chimneys are active although the biota is generally sparse."; cruise SS02/2003 summary (http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/voyagedocs/2003/0203s.htm): "we discovered new strong plumes (nephelometry, thermal, and Eh) centred about the northern end of the Hine Hina section"
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2008 commercial ROV; 2003 plume only
Discovery References (text):
SRK Consulting report for Nautilus Minerals (http://www.nautilusminerals.com/i/pdf/2008NautilusExplorationNI43-101Report.pdf)
(plume only) Baker, E.T. et al. (2005) Hydrothermal activity on near-arc sections of back-arc ridges: results from the Mariana Trough and Lau Basin. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 6: Q09001, doi:10.1029/2005GC000948.
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