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author Keith, Manuel
Haase, Karsten M
Schwarz-Schampera, Ulrich
Klemd, Reiner
Petersen, Sven
Bach, Wolfgang
author_facet Keith, Manuel
Haase, Karsten M
Schwarz-Schampera, Ulrich
Klemd, Reiner
Petersen, Sven
Bach, Wolfgang
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Experimental studies have shown that temperature, pressure, sulfur fugacity ( fS2), and oxygen fugacity ( fO2) influence the Fe content of sphalerite. We present compositional in situ data on sphalerite from submarine volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) ores of hydrothermal vents from different plate tectonic settings and with variable host-rock compositions. Sphalerite from sediment-hosted vents has systematically higher S contents and Fe/Zn ratios than those of the sediment-starved vents, reflecting an influence of fS2 and fO2 on Fe partitioning between fluid and sphalerite. The Fe/Zn ratios of sphalerite from sediment-starved vent systems apparently increase systematically with the fluid temperatures of the corresponding vents. We conclude that the composition of sphalerite can be used to (1) distinguish between sediment-hosted and sediment-starved hydrothermal processes, and (2) estimate minimum fluid temperatures of sphalerite precipitation from inactive sediment-starved hydrothermal vent sites and fossil VHMS deposits.
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spellingShingle Electron microprobe data of hydrothermal sphalerite from submarine vent systems
Keith, Manuel
Haase, Karsten M
Schwarz-Schampera, Ulrich
Klemd, Reiner
Petersen, Sven
Bach, Wolfgang
102GTVA; 105-4-S4; 106-3-S1b; 114GTVA; ALV2189-5-1; ALVIN; Area/locality; AS9895f; BAMBUS; Bismarck Sea; Copper; East China Sea; Electron microprobe JEOL JXA-8200; Event label; Grab_BGR Video A; GTVA; Indian Ocean; Iron; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; M64/1; M64/1-139-GTV; M68/1; M68/1-20-ROV; MANGO; MARSUED2; MARSUED3; Meteor (1986); Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 4-11°S; North Atlantic Ocean; Remote operated vehicle; ROV; Sample ID; SO192/2; SO192/2_049; SO216; SO216-53-1; Sonne; South Pacific Ocean; Station label; Submersible Alvin; Sulfur; Television-Grab; TVG; Zinc
Experimental studies have shown that temperature, pressure, sulfur fugacity ( fS2), and oxygen fugacity ( fO2) influence the Fe content of sphalerite. We present compositional in situ data on sphalerite from submarine volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) ores of hydrothermal vents from different plate tectonic settings and with variable host-rock compositions. Sphalerite from sediment-hosted vents has systematically higher S contents and Fe/Zn ratios than those of the sediment-starved vents, reflecting an influence of fS2 and fO2 on Fe partitioning between fluid and sphalerite. The Fe/Zn ratios of sphalerite from sediment-starved vent systems apparently increase systematically with the fluid temperatures of the corresponding vents. We conclude that the composition of sphalerite can be used to (1) distinguish between sediment-hosted and sediment-starved hydrothermal processes, and (2) estimate minimum fluid temperatures of sphalerite precipitation from inactive sediment-starved hydrothermal vent sites and fossil VHMS deposits.
title Electron microprobe data of hydrothermal sphalerite from submarine vent systems
topic 102GTVA; 105-4-S4; 106-3-S1b; 114GTVA; ALV2189-5-1; ALVIN; Area/locality; AS9895f; BAMBUS; Bismarck Sea; Copper; East China Sea; Electron microprobe JEOL JXA-8200; Event label; Grab_BGR Video A; GTVA; Indian Ocean; Iron; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; M64/1; M64/1-139-GTV; M68/1; M68/1-20-ROV; MANGO; MARSUED2; MARSUED3; Meteor (1986); Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 4-11°S; North Atlantic Ocean; Remote operated vehicle; ROV; Sample ID; SO192/2; SO192/2_049; SO216; SO216-53-1; Sonne; South Pacific Ocean; Station label; Submersible Alvin; Sulfur; Television-Grab; TVG; Zinc
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.921752