Minerals, native metals, and intermetallides in bottom sediments of the Markov Deep, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Auteurs principaux: Bortnikov, Nikolay S, Mochalov, A G, Cherkashov, Georgy A
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author Bortnikov, Nikolay S
Mochalov, A G
Cherkashov, Georgy A
author_facet Bortnikov, Nikolay S
Mochalov, A G
Cherkashov, Georgy A
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Bottom sediments of the Markov Deep contain rather large (>0.1 mm) grains of native minerals and intermetallides of noble and nonferrous metals that can be concentrated in placers. Intermetallides of Pt and Fe are likely to be derivates of the gold-hematite-barite assemblage that forms at late (low-depth) stages of hydrothermal massive sulfide formation. Mineral association of native forms of lead, tin, and copper with Zn-bearing copper may be related to hydrothermal transformation of ultrabasic and basic rocks accompanied by massive sulfide copper mineralization. The association of these minerals of native elements in bottom sediments can also serve as a prospecting guide for sulfide mineralization both at the Sierra Leone site, in particular, and on the seafloor, in general.
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spellingShingle Minerals, native metals, and intermetallides in bottom sediments of the Markov Deep, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Bortnikov, Nikolay S
Mochalov, A G
Cherkashov, Georgy A
Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD
Bottom sediments of the Markov Deep contain rather large (>0.1 mm) grains of native minerals and intermetallides of noble and nonferrous metals that can be concentrated in placers. Intermetallides of Pt and Fe are likely to be derivates of the gold-hematite-barite assemblage that forms at late (low-depth) stages of hydrothermal massive sulfide formation. Mineral association of native forms of lead, tin, and copper with Zn-bearing copper may be related to hydrothermal transformation of ultrabasic and basic rocks accompanied by massive sulfide copper mineralization. The association of these minerals of native elements in bottom sediments can also serve as a prospecting guide for sulfide mineralization both at the Sierra Leone site, in particular, and on the seafloor, in general.
title Minerals, native metals, and intermetallides in bottom sediments of the Markov Deep, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
topic Archive of Ocean Data; ARCOD
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.788240