Locality
176°36´ west longitude, 22°12´ south latitiude   [ map ]

Name
southern Lau Basin, Pacific

Political relevance of location
Sulfide ore from hydrothermal source contains iron, manganeze, copper, lead, zinc. These elements precipitate from the hot sulfide rich solutions emanating from cracks along mid-ocean ridges.

Classification of the earth

Structure	ore crust
Colour	black
other	1757 m waterdepth

Donor

Dr. Hermann-Rudolf Kudraß,
 Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
 Hannover,
 Germany