Geological setting
Type of venting and sampling
The Mount Saldanha hydrothermal field is located at a non-transform offset (NTO5), between the FAMOUS and AMAR segments on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is a serpentinite-hosted hydrothermal field and in situ observations revealed that hydrothermal vents are scarce and disseminated along the ocean floor sediment over an area of approximately 400m2.