Chemical and mineral compositions of bottom sediments from the East Pacific Rise near 13°N

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Main Authors: Markov, Yu D, Mozherovsky, A V, Vashchenkova, N G
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Published: PANGAEA 2004
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author Markov, Yu D
Mozherovsky, A V
Vashchenkova, N G
author_facet Markov, Yu D
Mozherovsky, A V
Vashchenkova, N G
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents During underwater photography and sampling of the rift valley bottom in the axial part of the East Pacific Rise, where water transparency is reduced due to hydrothermal input, ore manifestations have been found. The bottom is covered by them as by a jacket on both sides from the EPR axial zone. However, exposed pillow-lavas and clumpy blocks in rift ledges are covered by a thin metal-bearing film. It is supposed that sedimentation results mainly from hydrothermal input of dissolved chemical elements in seawater, their transformation on the geochemical barrier, and subsequent deposition as particulates. Contents of ore components in metalliferous sediments have been measured by atomic-absorption and X-ray radiometry methods. Sediment age has been determined as Middle Pleistocene - Holocene. Maximal hydrothermal activity was at the beginning of Early Holocene, about 10 Ka. A smoker has been found on the western slope of the rift valley.
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spellingShingle Chemical and mineral compositions of bottom sediments from the East Pacific Rise near 13°N
Markov, Yu D
Mozherovsky, A V
Vashchenkova, N G
Akademik A. Vinogradov; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; AVI13; AVI13-26; AVI13-37; AVI13-50; AVI13-51; AVI13-57; AVI13-61; AVI13-62; AVI13-63; AVI13-64; Dredge; DRG; East Pacific Rise; GC; Grab; GRAB; Gravity corer
During underwater photography and sampling of the rift valley bottom in the axial part of the East Pacific Rise, where water transparency is reduced due to hydrothermal input, ore manifestations have been found. The bottom is covered by them as by a jacket on both sides from the EPR axial zone. However, exposed pillow-lavas and clumpy blocks in rift ledges are covered by a thin metal-bearing film. It is supposed that sedimentation results mainly from hydrothermal input of dissolved chemical elements in seawater, their transformation on the geochemical barrier, and subsequent deposition as particulates. Contents of ore components in metalliferous sediments have been measured by atomic-absorption and X-ray radiometry methods. Sediment age has been determined as Middle Pleistocene - Holocene. Maximal hydrothermal activity was at the beginning of Early Holocene, about 10 Ka. A smoker has been found on the western slope of the rift valley.
title Chemical and mineral compositions of bottom sediments from the East Pacific Rise near 13°N
topic Akademik A. Vinogradov; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; AVI13; AVI13-26; AVI13-37; AVI13-50; AVI13-51; AVI13-57; AVI13-61; AVI13-62; AVI13-63; AVI13-64; Dredge; DRG; East Pacific Rise; GC; Grab; GRAB; Gravity corer
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.745233