Guide Seamount is a seamount in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 16.6±0.5 million years old. It is similar in shape and orientation to the nearby Davidson, Pioneer, Rodriguez, and Gumdrop seamounts. It is named for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey survey ship USC&GS Guide.
| Guide Seamount | |
|---|---|
  Bathymetry of Guide Seamount | |
| Summit depth | 1,682 m (5,518 ft)[2] |
| Height | 1,440 m (4,724 ft)[2] |
| Summit area | 130 km2 (50 sq mi)[2] |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°00.60′N 123°21.00′W / 37.01000°N 123.35000°W[1] |
| Country | Central California, United States |
| Geology | |
| Type | Seamount (Underwater volcano) |
| Age of rock | 16.6±0.5 million years old[2] |
Guide Seamount is constructed of four nearly parallel volcanic ridges, separated by sediment-filled throughs. These are aligned parallel to magnetic anomalies in the underlying oceanic crust. It is very similar in shape and structure to the nearby Davidson Seamount, except that it is smaller, at approximately 16.5 km (10 mi) by 5 km (3 mi). It rises about 1,440 m (4,724 ft) above the seafloor and sits at depth of 1,682 m (5,518 ft).[2]
The lavas from Guide are mostly alkalic basalt, hawaiite, mugearite with some pyroclastic flows near the top of the summit.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Seamount Catalog". Seamounts database. EarthRef, a National Science Foundation project. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mapping Program: Guide Seamount". MBARI. February 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2009.