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ABE

Fri, 2010-04-30 10:52 — dadmin
Feature ID in MGDS: 
ABE
Name Alias(es): 
Abe
Name Alias(es): 
plume 20, C-ELSC
Activity: 
Temperature
If provided, Maximum temperature in degrees Celsius. If provided, Maximum temperature category distinguishes High (e.g., chimneys, black smokers) vs. Low (e.g., diffuse flow).
Maximum Temperature: 
309
Location
Latitude: 
-20.7619
Longitude: 
-176.1910
Ocean: 
Region: 
National Jurisdiction: 
Depth (m)
Depth of hydrothermal activity and/or deposits (m below sea level).
Maximum or Single Reported Depth: 
2220
Minimum Depth: 
2140
Tectonic Setting Category: 
Full Spreading Rate (mm/a): 
73.1
Host Rock: 
NotProvided
Deposit Type: 
NotProvided
Notes on Vent Field Description: 
U.S. Ridge 2000 ISS Bulls Eye at Lau Basin; "vent field is situated approximately 600 m west of the spreading axis, east of a normal fault with ~30 m throw"; located within Nautilus Minerals tenement
Notes Relevant to Biology: 
snails, mussels
Year and How Discovered (if active, visual confirmation is listed first): 
2004 AUV ABE; 2004 plume only on previous cruise
References
[References in brackets not consulted in full by InterRidge Coordinator 2009]
Discovery References (text): 
Wiens, D., et al. (2005) Status report on the Lau Basin ISS. Ridge 2000 Newsletter, Spring 2005: 11-13
(plume only) Baker et al., GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 33, L07308, doi:10.1029/2005GL025283, 2006, Abundant hydrothermal venting along melt-rich and melt-free ridge segments in the Lau back-arc basin.
Other References (text): 
Ferrini, V. et al. (2008) Variable morphologic expression of volcanic, tectonic, and hydrothermal processes at six hydrothermal vent fields in the Lau back-arc basin. GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS, VOL. 9, Q07022, doi:10.1029/2008GC002047.