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TAG mound, Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge complex, Atlantic Ocean

The TAG mound, about 3,650 meters below sea level, is approximately 200m in diameter and up to 50m high. It is located on the east margin of the Mid-Atlantic ridge axial valley.



References:
- Mozgova, N.N., Borodaev, Y.S., Stepanova, T.V., Cherkashev, G.A., and Zhirnov, E.A. (2000): Noble Metals in Sulfide Assemblages from Deep Sectors of the Active TAG Mound (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°08' N). Lithology and Mineral Resources 35(1), 1-18.
- Petersen, S., Herzig, P.M., and Hannington, M.D. (2000): Third dimension of a presently forming VMS deposit: TAG hydrothermal mound, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°N. Mineralium Deposita 35, 233-259.





Map Reference: 26°8'23"N , 44°49'55"W

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Mineral List:
Anhydrite
Bornite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Covellite
Digenite
Galena
Gold
Hematite
Idaite
Jarosite
Marcasite
Opal
Paragonite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Sulphur


20 entries listed. 18 valid minerals.

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