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Draft regulations for prospecting and exploration of polymetallic sulphides in the “Area” are currently being considered for implementation by the International Seabed Authority. This paper examines possible models for allocation of lease blocks for exploration and the proposed schedule for relinquishing blocks during the exploration phase. One model for granting of exploration licenses under the proposed regulations involves contiguous lease blocks, similar to that being considered for nodules and crusts; another model involves non-contiguous blocks. An analysis of the occurrence and distribution of known polymetallic sulphides in 32 training areas shows that the regulations for prospecting and exploration of crusts likely cannot be applied equally to polymetallic sulphides. 相似文献
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Third dimension of a presently forming VMS deposit: TAG hydrothermal mound, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°N
ODP drilling of the active TAG hydrothermal mound at 26°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge provided the first insights into the
third dimension of a volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VMS) deposit on a sediment-free mid-ocean ridge. Sulfide precipitation
at this site started at least 20,000 years ago and resulted in the formation of a distinctly circular, 200-m diameter, 50-m-high
pyritic mound and a silicified stockwork complex containing approximately 3.9 million tonnes of sulfide-bearing material with
an average of 2.1 wt% Cu and 0.6 wt% Zn in 95 samples collected from 1–125 m below the seafloor. The periodic release of high-temperature
hydrothermal fluids at the same location for several thousand years with intermittent periods of hydrothermal quiesence is
the dominating process in the formation of the TAG hydrothermal mound. Distinct geochemical, mineralogical and isotopic zonation
as well as a complex assemblage of sulfide-anhydrite-quartz bearing breccias can be related to this process. Geochemical depth
profiles indicate extremely low base and trace element concentrations for the interior of the mound, which clearly contrasts
with published analyses of samples collected from the surface of the TAG mound. This is explained by continued zone refining
during which metals were mobilized from the interior of the mound by upwelling, hot (>350 °C) hydrothermal fluids. Mixing
of these fluids with infiltrating ambient seawater subsequently caused redeposition of metals close to the mound-seawater
interface. The sulfur isotopic composition of bulk sulfides (+4.4 to +8.2‰δ34S; average +6.5‰) is unusually heavy when compared to other sediment-free mid-ocean ridge deposits and implies the introduction
of heavy seawater sulfur to the hydrothermal fluid. The slight increase in sulfur isotope ratios with depth and distinct variations
between early, disseminated sulfides related to wallrock alteration, and massive as well as late vein sulfides indicates widespread
entrainment of seawater deep into the system. Fluid inclusion measurements in quartz and anhydrite reveal high formation temperatures
throughout the TAG mound (up to 390 °C) at one time with an overall increase in trapping temperatures with depth. Lower formation
temperatures close to the paleo-seafloor indicate local entrainment of seawater into the mound. Formation temperatures for
a central anhydrite-bearing zone range from 340–360 °C and are slightly lower than the exit temperature of hydrothermal fluids
presently venting at the Black Smoker Complex (360–369 °C). Fluid inclusions in quartz and anhydrite from the stockwork zone
are characterized by formation temperatures higher than 375 °C, indicating conductive cooling of the hydrothermal fluids or
mixing with ambient seawater prior to venting. Formation temperatures for quartz from an area of extremely low heat flow at
the western side of the mound reach up to 390 °C, implying that this area was once part of a high-temperature hydrothermal
upflow zone. The low heat flow and the absence of anhydrite within this part of the mound are strong indications that the
recent pulse of high-temperature hydrothermal activity is not affecting this area and provides evidence for significant changes
in the fluid flow regime underneath the deposit between hydrothermal cycles.
Received: 16 November 1998 / Accepted: 19 August 1999 相似文献
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Hydrothermal precipitates associated with bimodal volcanism in the Central Bransfield Strait,Antarctica 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Sven?PetersenEmail author Peter?M.?Herzig Ulrich?Schwarz-Schampera Mark?D.?Hannington Ian?R.?Jonasson 《Mineralium Deposita》2004,39(3):358-379
Polymetallic sulfide-sulfate mineralization enriched in Pb-Ag-As-Sb-Hg occurs in the Bransfield Strait, a late Tertiary-Quaternary marginal basin close to the Antarctic Peninsula. The mineralization is associated with bimodal volcanism and pelagic and volcaniclastic sediment in rifted continental crust. Hydrothermal precipitates have been recovered from two shallow (1,050–1,000 m water depth) submarine volcanoes (Hook Ridge and Three Sisters) in the Central Bransfield Strait. Mineralization at Hook Ridge consists of polymetallic sulfides, massive barite, and pyrite and marcasite crusts in semilithified pelagic and volcaniclastic sediment. Native sulfur commonly infills void space and cements the volcaniclastic sediment. The polymetallic sulfides are dominated by sphalerite with minor galena, enargite, tetrahedrite-tennantite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and traces of orpiment cemented by barite and opal-A. The presence of enargite at Hook Ridge, the abundance of native sulfur, and the low Fe content of sphalerite indicate a high sulfur activity of the hydrothermal fluids responsible for mineralization. The sulfur isotopic composition of Hook Ridge precipitates documents the complexity of the sulfur sources in this hydrothermal system with variable influence of biological activity and possibly magmatic contributions. Homogenization temperatures and salinities of fluid inclusions in barite and opal-A suggest that boiling may have affected the hydrothermal fluids during their ascent. The discovery of massive barite-silica precipitates at another shallow marine volcano (Three Sisters volcano) attests to the potential for hydrothermal mineralization at other volcanic edifices in the area. The characteristics of the mineralization in the Bransfield Strait with rifting of continental crust, the presence of bimodal volcanism, including highly evolved felsic volcanic rocks, the association with sediments, and the Pb-Ag-As-Sb-Hg enrichment are similar to the setting of massive sulfide deposits in the Okinawa Trough, and distinct from those of sediment-dominated hydrothermal systems such as Escanaba Trough, Middle Valley, and Guaymas Basin. The geological setting of the Bransfield Strait is also broadly similar to that of some of the largest volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the ancient record, such as the Iberian Pyrite Belt.Editorial handling: B. Lehmann 相似文献