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Main Authors: Mozgova, N N, Borodaev, YuS, Stepanova, Tamara V, Cherkashov, Georgy A, Zhirnov, E A
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Published: PANGAEA 2000
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.784664
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author Mozgova, N N
Borodaev, YuS
Stepanova, Tamara V
Cherkashov, Georgy A
Zhirnov, E A
author_facet Mozgova, N N
Borodaev, YuS
Stepanova, Tamara V
Cherkashov, Georgy A
Zhirnov, E A
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Primary sulfides from cores of ODP Holes 158-957M, 158-957C, and 158-957H on the active TAG hydrothermal mound (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°08'N) have been studied for concentrations of several chemical elements. Based on 262 microprobe analyses it has been found that the sulfides have extremely heterogeneous distribution of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt, and Pd) and several associated elements (Hg, Co, and Se). Noble metals are arranged in the following order in terms of decreasing abundance, i.e. concentration level above detection limits (the number of analyses containing a specific element is given in parentheses): Au (65), Ag (46), Pt (21), and Pd (traces). The associated trace elements have the following series: Co (202), Hg (132), and Se (49). The main carriers of "invisible" portion of the noble metals are represented by pyrite (Au, Hg), marcasite and pyrite (Ag, Co), sphalerite and chalcopyrite (Pt, Pd), and chalcopyrite (Se). Noble metal distribution in sulfides reveals a lateral zonality: maximal concentrations and abundance of Au in chalcopyrite (or Pt and Ag in chalcopyrite and pyrite) increase from the periphery (Hole 957H) to the center (holes 957C and 957M) of the hydrothermal mound, while Au distribution in pyrite displays a reversed pattern. Co concentration increases with depth. Vertical zonality in distribution of the elements mentioned above and their response to evolution of ore genesis are under discussion in the paper.
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spellingShingle Noble metals and associated trace elements in sulfides from the active TAG mound, ODP Site 158-957
Mozgova, N N
Borodaev, YuS
Stepanova, Tamara V
Cherkashov, Georgy A
Zhirnov, E A
158-957; 158-957C; 158-957H; 158-957M; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; COMPCORE; Composite Core; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg158; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
Primary sulfides from cores of ODP Holes 158-957M, 158-957C, and 158-957H on the active TAG hydrothermal mound (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°08'N) have been studied for concentrations of several chemical elements. Based on 262 microprobe analyses it has been found that the sulfides have extremely heterogeneous distribution of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt, and Pd) and several associated elements (Hg, Co, and Se). Noble metals are arranged in the following order in terms of decreasing abundance, i.e. concentration level above detection limits (the number of analyses containing a specific element is given in parentheses): Au (65), Ag (46), Pt (21), and Pd (traces). The associated trace elements have the following series: Co (202), Hg (132), and Se (49). The main carriers of "invisible" portion of the noble metals are represented by pyrite (Au, Hg), marcasite and pyrite (Ag, Co), sphalerite and chalcopyrite (Pt, Pd), and chalcopyrite (Se). Noble metal distribution in sulfides reveals a lateral zonality: maximal concentrations and abundance of Au in chalcopyrite (or Pt and Ag in chalcopyrite and pyrite) increase from the periphery (Hole 957H) to the center (holes 957C and 957M) of the hydrothermal mound, while Au distribution in pyrite displays a reversed pattern. Co concentration increases with depth. Vertical zonality in distribution of the elements mentioned above and their response to evolution of ore genesis are under discussion in the paper.
title Noble metals and associated trace elements in sulfides from the active TAG mound, ODP Site 158-957
topic 158-957; 158-957C; 158-957H; 158-957M; Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD; COMPCORE; Composite Core; DRILL; Drilling/drill rig; Joides Resolution; Leg158; North Atlantic Ocean; Ocean Drilling Program; ODP
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.784664