Microbial ecology of the dark ocean above, at, and below the seafloor

BN Orcutt, JB Sylvan, NJ Knab… - … and molecular biology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The majority of life on Earth—notably, microbial life—occurs in places that do not receive
sunlight, with the habitats of the oceans being the largest of these reservoirs. Sunlight …

A review of the distribution of hydrothermal vent communities along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge: dispersal vs. environmental controls

D Desbruyères, A Almeida, M Biscoito, T Comtet… - Island, Ocean and Deep …, 2000 - Springer
Until 1985, seven vent fields were described from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). An eighth
field, Mount Saldanha (36° N), discovered in 1998, showed unusual geological and …

Geochemistry of high H2 and CH4 vent fluids issuing from ultramafic rocks at the Rainbow hydrothermal field (36 14′ N, MAR)

JL Charlou, JP Donval, Y Fouquet, P Jean-Baptiste… - Chemical geology, 2002 - Elsevier
The Flores diving cruise was part of the MAST III-AMORES (1995–1998) program funded by
the European Union. One of the major achievements of the Flores cruise was the discovery …

The rainbow vent fluids (36 14′ N, MAR): the influence of ultramafic rocks and phase separation on trace metal content in Mid-Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal fluids

E Douville, JL Charlou, EH Oelkers, P Bienvenu… - Chemical …, 2002 - Elsevier
Fluids were collected from the Rainbow vent field (36° 14′ N) on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
(MAR) during the 1997 diving FLORES cruise. This vent field, in ultramafic rocks at a depth …

[HTML][HTML] Serpentinization of abyssal peridotites at mid-ocean ridges

C Mével - Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 2003 - Elsevier
Serpentinites are an important component of the oceanic crust generated in slow to
ultraslow spreading settings. In this context, the MOHO likely corresponds to a hydration …

[HTML][HTML] On the global distribution of hydrothermal vent fields

ET Baker, CR German - Mid-Ocean Ridges: Hydrothermal …, 2004 - pmel.noaa.gov
The" magmatic budget hypothesis" proposes that variability in magma supply is the primary
control on the large-scale hydrothermal distribution pattern along oceanic spreading ridges …

[PDF][PDF] Geodiversity of hydrothermal processes along the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge and ultramafic‐hosted mineralization: A new type of oceanic Cu‐Zn‐Co‐Au volcanogenic …

Y Fouquet, P Cambon, JL Etoubleau… - … systems on slow …, 2010 - soest.hawaii.edu
Geodiversity of Hydrothermal Processes Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Ultramafic-Hosted
Mineralization: a New Type Of Oceanic Page 1 321 Diversity of Hydrothermal Systems on Slow …

Compositional controls on vent fluids from ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems at mid-ocean ridges: An experimental study at 400 C, 500 bars

DE Allen, WE Seyfried Jr - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2003 - Elsevier
Olivine (Fo89), orthopyroxene (En85), and clinopyroxene (Di89) were reacted, individually
and in combinations, with NaCl-MgCl2 at 400° C, 500 bars to better assess alteration and …

Formation and evolution of carbonate chimneys at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field

KA Ludwig, DS Kelley, DA Butterfield, BK Nelson… - … et cosmochimica acta, 2006 - Elsevier
The Lost City Hydrothermal Field at 30° N, near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, is an off-axis,
moderate temperature, high-pH (9–10.8), serpentinite-hosted vent system. The field is …

Hydrocarbons and oxidized organic compounds in hydrothermal fluids from Rainbow and Lost City ultramafic-hosted vents

C Konn, JL Charlou, JP Donval, NG Holm, F Dehairs… - Chemical geology, 2009 - Elsevier
The first building blocks of life could be produced in ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems
considering the large amounts of hydrogen and methane generated by serpentinisation and …