Talk:Mud volcano

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 * According to geologist Nikolai Kudryavtsev the eruptions of mud-volcanoes have liberated such large quantities of methane that even the most prolific gasfield underneath should have been exhausted long ago. Also the quantities of mud deposited in some cases would have required eruptions of much more gas than is known in any gasfield anywhere. The water coming up in some instances carries such substances as iodine, bromine and boron that could not have been derived from local sediments, and that exceed the concentrations in seawater one hundred fold.

No reference given for the according to..., seems to be a POV transfer from the disputed abiogenic petroleum origin article - leave it there. Vsmith 02:00, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

I added a small section reinforcing the prominence of Azerbaijan in the world of mud volcanoes, complete with links to sources and whatnot. Hopefully my buoyant method of self-expression doesn't clash with the otherwise studios tone of the entry. --Megaforcemedia 15:49, 13 June 2006 (UTC)--Megaforcemedia 15:49, 13 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Great job on that part by the way!Baku87 22:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)Baku87

I'd like to point out that this page was linked from the front page of slashdot.org on 2007-01-31. Expect some of this information to be wrong. I also noticed spelling errors in the Yellowstone section, and it seemed very childish. Perhaps an expert can examine that section and revert if necessary?

I've removed a phrase: "The Coriolis effect leaves a spiral flow clockwise around the crater." This is almost certainly the bathtub myth revisited; the Coriolis force is basically negligible over distances shorter than a few tens to hundreds of kilometers. GBM 11:57, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Good info
I got good info from the Mud Volcano page RosesNoses 07:36, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Temperatures
What are the specific tempratures of the mud that comes out of mud volcanoes?! I want to know whether I will get my hand burned off by touching it!!

Tezkag72 (talk) 00:38, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Assuming the mud is indeed hot - should there be mention of thermophile bacteria in the mud ? EdwardLane (talk) 00:13, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

What is a link to abiotic petroleum doing on this page ? What is the purpose of the seismic section shown ?
On this page there is a link to the abiotic petroleum page. Mud volcanoes are also mentioned on the abiotic page but no references to any work or data indicating any link. Why are the authors of the article indicating abiotic petroleum is relevant to mention regarding mud volcanoes, without presenting any data that indicate the released fluids are abiotic or having an abiotic component ? If no one brings in data or relevant works I will later remove the link, as a part of an attempt to improve the abiotic story on Wiki.

Regarding the seismic section. The author suggests it is a mudvolcanoe at the surface, but it is a suggestion. I would invite anybody to chime in on what features are present on these sections that readers would be able to learn anything about mud volcanoes from. Does it make any sense to show sections that may or may not be a mud volcano. I am not an expert on mud volcanoes, but I have seen many, read about many, and never seen an underwater mud volcano actually demonstrated. I have seen many underwater sand volcanoes, but I find it hard to understand that liquified mud injected into a standing body of water, would not loose the remaining cohesion (form a suspension) and hence not form a volcano. (The exception may be freshwater mud injected into a body of salt water) All the seismically detected build-ups above venting gas at the sea bottom that I know of (north sea, nile delta, GOM), when photographed/videoed has been hard ground build-ups, but you would not be able to tell from the seismics. (Also seismics around venting gas can be deceptive because of gas bubbles in the water) Anybody knowing about examples ? PETRSCIENT (talk) 13:19, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

BP Oil Spill and Potential Mud Volcanoes in area
I just read some info about mud-volcanoes in the vicinity of the BP Gulf Oil leak (MC252 - Mississippi Canyon 252). A paper from 1994 says that area is densly populated with mud volcanoes - and this leads me to wonder if there is a connection. Anyone know if this is a possibility? http://www.springerlink.com/content/n0l1866647046823/ --93.182.188.37 (talk) 13:48, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Clearly not, as it hadn't happened in 1994 when the paper was written saying there was a "dense population of mud volcanoes" 217.171.129.73 (talk) 21:15, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Biggest, Largest, Most, Least....
The "Eruptive deposits of the 200-m-high Kotyrdag mud volcano" are in the Gobustan National Reserve in Azerbaijan. Koturdag and Lokbatan about twice as high as the one you claim and are at 40.164445,49.295654 and 40.140565,49.381142. You can Google them on the map. The statement, "In fact, the world's largest and highest volcano is located in Balochistan, Pakistan," was http://pakistaniat.com/2007/03/02/mud-volcanoes-volcano-balochistan-baluchistan-hingol-offroad-makran-pasni-hinglaj/ and that is now a dead link. The 100-m-high mud volcano Chandragup I is the highest in Pakistan and the highest one from the sea floor is 120 meters. SEE : http://www.offroadpakistan.com/downloads/deslisle_mud_volcanoe_makran.pdf John Lloyd Scharf 23:18, 17 September 2011 (UTC) According to the Australian Broadcasting commission they found one 2200metres high in the Indian ocean see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-25/setback-in-mh370-search-as-equipment-lost-on-ocean-floor/7111798 Oaec 121.215.131.197 (talk) 02:08, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Definition
The introduction implies that the difference between a mud "volcano" and a true volcano is that "Mud volcanoes are not true (igneous) volcanoes as they produce no lava" is not correct. The production of lava is not a determinant of a volcano.Royalcourtier (talk) 08:57, 14 July 2014 (UTC)

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What about serpentine mud volcanoes in the Mariana arc?
Serpentine mud volcanoes in the Mariana forearc have been a focus of multiple ODP and IODP expeditions. This group of mud volcanoes is very interesting geochemically and would be a good addition to this page.RocketMan430 (talk) 22:20, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

"Mud Volcano" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Mud Volcano. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 August 7 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Mdewman6 (talk) 23:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC)