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Mokuyo Seamount
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Latitude:
28.3200
Longitude:
140.5800
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1200
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
870
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Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
LTH, deposits not described
Notes on Vent Field Description:
north of Chichijima Island, Shichito-Iwojima Ridge; diffuse, low-temperature hydrothermal vents in caldera of arc volcano
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Mytilidae, shrimps, siboglinid tubeworms
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
1990 submersible Shinkai 2000
Discovery References (text):
[Hashimoto, J. and Fujikura, K., 1992. Vent communities at the Suiyo Seamount, Mokuyo Seamount and Nikko Seamount. In: Abstract Papers, the 8th symposium of Shinkai 2000 study JAMSTEC, pp. 48–51 (In Japanese).]
[Nagaoka et al. (1992) Geology of Mokuyo Seamount, Doyo Seamount, and Suiyo Seamount in the Sitiyo Seamounts on the Ogasawara arc. Proc. JAMSTEC Symp. Deep-Sea Res. 8: 237-248 (In Japanese with English abstract).]
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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