EPR 13° N, East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 13° 0' North , 103° 58' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 13, -103.966666667 |
Active hydrothermal vents located on the East Pacific Rise at 13°N.
Particles in suspension in hydrothermal water from deep hydrothermal activity in the tholeiitic basalt oceanic crust. Abundant polycrystaline, inadequately described new species of spinel : Fe/Zn (Zn up to 33%) and Fe/Ti (Ti up to 31%) spinel.
Mineral List
18 valid minerals.
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References
Hekinian, R. & Fouquet, Y. (1985), Volcanism and metallogenesis of axial and off-axial structures on the East Pacific Rise near 13 degrees N: Economic Geology: 80(2): 221-249.
Jedwab, J. & Boulègue, J. (1986): Bull. Minéral.: 109: 635-642.
Kang Li, Zhigang Zeng, Xuebo Yin, Shuai Chen, Xiaoyuan Wang, Guoliang Zhang, Daigeng Chen, & Xiaomei Wang (2009): Mode of element occurrence in surface sediments from east pacific rise near 13°N and the equator: Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology: 29(3).
Jedwab, J. & Boulègue, J. (1986): Bull. Minéral.: 109: 635-642.
Kang Li, Zhigang Zeng, Xuebo Yin, Shuai Chen, Xiaoyuan Wang, Guoliang Zhang, Daigeng Chen, & Xiaomei Wang (2009): Mode of element occurrence in surface sediments from east pacific rise near 13°N and the equator: Marine Geology and Quaternary Geology: 29(3).
