Mafic-hosted seafloor sulfide mineralization at the margin of a non-transform discontinuity on the southern mid-Atlantic ridge
Mafic-hosted seafloor sulfide mineralization at the margin of a non-transform discontinuity on the southern mid-Atlantic ridge
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大西洋中脊南部非转换间断边缘的镁铁质海底硫化物矿化
DOI:
10.1080/1064119x.2018.1485066
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发表时间:
2018-07
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Li Bing
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作者:
Li Bing
Abstract Mineralogical, geochemical and S-isotopic studies were carried out on seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) and hydrothermally altered rocks from the mafic-hosted TaiJi field (including TaiJi-1 and TaiJi-2 sites), which is located on the margin of a nontransform discontinuity (NTD) on the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (SMAR). The main hydrothermal precipitates of TaiJi-1 were massive sulfides, while TaiJi-2 produced a large amount of semi-massive sulfides. Significant rock alteration is an important feature of this field, and large amounts of clay minerals (chlorite) occurred in the semi-massive sulfides. Geochemically, notable negative correlations were identified between rock forming elements (Mg) and major hydrothermal metal elements such as Zn + Cu and Co in semisulfides. Such mineralogical and geochemical characteristics, together with low Co/Ni ratio (similar to the surrounding rocks) of the semi-massive sulfides and the unique REE features of some altered rocks, tell us that the prominent mineralization mechanism for these semi-massive sulfides was probably related to rock mineralization. Thus, TaiJi-2 appears to differ significantly from the TaiJi-1 in terms of sulfide mineralization mechanism. Moreover, the TaiJi sulfides are remarkable for large δ34S variation (7.2–15.3%). We suggest that seawater corrosion after sulfides precipitation were responsible for 34S enrichment in sulfides. Furthermore, our work sheds some light on the comparison between TaiJi and other NTD-related fields along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. We argue that rock mineralization may represent an important mineralization type in NTDs.
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影响因子:
3.3
作者:
I. Melekestseva;V. Zaykov;P. Nimis;G. Tret'yakov;S. Tessalina
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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影响因子:
2.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
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作者:
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通讯作者:
W. Shanks
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
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通讯作者:
Ana Filipa A. Marques;F. Barriga;V. Chavagnac;Y. Fouquet