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Sisifo
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Vent Sites:
Activity:
Maximum Temperature:
Latitude:
38.7833
Longitude:
13.8666
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Maximum or Single Reported Depth (mbsl):
1200
Minimum Depth (mbsl):
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Host Rock:
NotProvided
Deposit Type:
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description:
Lupton et al. (2011): "Of the seven bottles sampled, only a single bottle had a clear excess in 3He, and this was a fairly weak signal about 3% above the V07B-12 background in δ3He units (Figure 11). However, the along-axis tow over Sisifo (T07B-13) did detect a weak particle anomaly over the southeastern section of the seamount, where no discrete samples were collected (Figure 11a). Thus it is possible that some hydrothermal activity may have gone undetected in this portion of the seamount."
Notes Relevant to Biology:
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first):
2007 plume only
Discovery References (text):
(plume only) Lupton, J. et al. (2011) Active hydrothermal discharge on the submarine Aeolian Arc. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 116, B02102, 22 PP., doi:10.1029/2010JB007738.
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