Fonualei Rift and Spreading Center
E718599
The Fonualei Rift and Spreading Center is a submarine volcanic rift zone and seafloor-spreading segment in the northern Lau Basin, notable for active tectonism and hydrothermal venting.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrothermal vent field
ⓘ
spreading center ⓘ submarine volcanic rift zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indo-Australian Plate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga microplate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | oceanographic surveys ⓘ |
| environment |
deep-sea
ⓘ
marine ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
remotely operated vehicles
ⓘ
research submersibles ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Quaternary ⓘ |
| geologicalHazard |
seafloor faulting
ⓘ
submarine volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
active hydrothermal venting
ⓘ
active tectonism ⓘ |
| hasBiology |
chemosynthetic communities
ⓘ
hydrothermal vent fauna ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basaltic lava flows
ⓘ
hydrothermal vents ⓘ rift valleys ⓘ sulfide chimneys ⓘ volcanic ridges ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalProcess |
hydrothermal circulation
ⓘ
rifting ⓘ seafloor spreading ⓘ submarine volcanism ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
back-arc basin evolution
ⓘ
chemosynthetic ecosystems ⓘ hydrothermal geochemistry ⓘ plate tectonics ⓘ |
| heatSource | upwelling mantle ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
back-arc spreading center
ⓘ
oceanic rift zone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lau Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Lau Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fonualei Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lau back-arc basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonga–Kermadec subduction system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
East Lau Spreading Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valu Fa Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
back-arc basin
ⓘ
extensional tectonic regime ⓘ |
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