Hydrothermal exploration of mid-ocean ridges: where might the largest sulfide deposits be forming?

CR German, S Petersen, MD Hannington - Chemical Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Here, we review the relationship between the distribution of modern-day seafloor
hydrothermal activity along the global mid-ocean ridge crest and the nature of the mineral …

Yttrium and rare earth elements in fluids from various deep-sea hydrothermal systems

E Douville, P Bienvenu, JL Charlou, JP Donval… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 1999 - Elsevier
Rare earth element (REE) and yttrium (Y) concentrations were measured in fluids collected
from deep-sea hydrothermal systems including the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), ie, Menez …

Compared geochemical signatures and the evolution of Menez Gwen (37 50′ N) and Lucky Strike (37 17′ N) hydrothermal fluids, south of the Azores Triple …

JL Charlou, JP Donval, E Douville, P Jean-Baptiste… - Chemical geology, 2000 - Elsevier
During the DIVA 1 cruise in May 1994, a series of 19 dives was conducted using the French
submersible Nautile at the topographic highs of three volcanic segments centered at 37° …

Non-transform offsets along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Azores (38 N–34 N): ultramafic exposures and hosting of hydrothermal vents

E Gràcia, JL Charlou, J Radford-Knoery… - Earth and Planetary …, 2000 - Elsevier
Ten contiguous non-transform offsets (NTOs) along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) south of
the Azores (between 38° N and 35° 40′ N) have been studied in detail using swath …

Structure, temporal evolution, and heat flux estimates from the Lucky Strike deep‐sea hydrothermal field derived from seafloor image mosaics

T Barreyre, J Escartín, R Garcia… - Geochemistry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Here we demonstrate with a study of the Lucky Strike hydrothermal field that image
mosaicing over large seafloor areas is feasible with new image processing techniques, and …

Crustal thickness of V‐shaped ridges south of the Azores: Interaction of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (36–39 N) and the Azores hot spot

J Escartin, M Cannat, G Pouliquen… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
V‐shaped ridges propagating along the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge axis south of the Azores and
Iceland hot spots indicate that ridge‐hot spot interactions produce temporal and spatial …

Distribution and spatial variation of hydrothermal faunal assemblages at Lucky Strike (Mid-Atlantic Ridge) revealed by high-resolution video image analysis

D Cuvelier, J Sarrazin, A Colaço, J Copley… - Deep Sea Research …, 2009 - Elsevier
Whilst the fauna inhabiting hydrothermal vent structures in the Atlantic Ocean is reasonably
well known, less is understood about the spatial distributions of the fauna in relation to …

The magnetic signature of hydrothermal systems in slow spreading environments

MA Tivey, J Dyment - Geophysical Monograph Series, 2010 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Slow spreading mid-ocean ridges like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge host a remarkable diversity of
hydrothermal systems including vent systems located on the neovolcanic axis, large axial …

Recent volcanic events and the distribution of hydrothermal venting at the Lucky Strike hydrothermal field, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge

H Ondréas, M Cannat, Y Fouquet… - Geochemistry …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We present new high‐resolution bathymetry and backscatter data acquired in 2006 with the
ROV Victor 6000 over the Lucky Strike hydrothermal field, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge. As long‐term …

Strong seismic heterogeneity in layer 2A near hydrothermal vents at the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge

AF Arnulf, SC Singh, AJ Harding… - Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We present a high‐resolution 3D seismic image beneath the Lucky Strike volcano on the
Mid‐Atlantic Ridge using streamer tomography. To obtain a high‐resolution ray coverage in …