Subseafloor sulphide deposit formed by pumice replacement mineralisation

Abstract Seafloor massive sulphide (SMS) deposits, modern analogues of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits on land, represent future resources of base and precious metals. Studies of VMS deposits have proposed two emplacement mechanisms for SMS deposits: exhalative deposition on the seafloo...

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Main Authors: Tatsuo Nozaki, Toshiro Nagase, Yutaro Takaya, Toru Yamasaki, Tsubasa Otake, Kotaro Yonezu, Kei Ikehata, Shuhei Totsuka, Kazuya Kitada, Yoshinori Sanada, Yasuhiro Yamada, Jun-ichiro Ishibashi, Hidenori Kumagai, Lena Maeda, the D/V Chikyu Expedition 909 Scientists
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87050-z