Polymetallic sulfides have attracted more attentions, which are regarded as one of the
potential seabed mineral resources for their high grade of precious metal elements such as …

Deep-sea mineral deposits potentially represent vast metal resources that could make a
major contribution to future global raw material supply. Increasing demand for these metals …

The distribution of trace ore elements in different paragenetic stages of pyrite has been
documented for the first time in the sub-seafloor of the actively-forming TAG massive sulfide …

Oceanic core complexes are the uplifted footwalls of very-large-offset low-angle normal
faults that exhume lower crust and mantle rocks onto the seafloor at slow-spreading ridges …

Mankind's quest for exploration has led him to traverse from the vast expanse of outer space
down to the deepest parts of the oceans. One such discovery in the later part of the …

Microbathymetry data, in situ observations, and sampling along the 13° 20′ N and 13° 20′
N oceanic core complexes (OCCs) reveal mechanisms of detachment fault denudation at …

Newly acquired seismic refraction and microearthquake data from the Trans-Atlantic
Geotraverse (TAG) segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 26° N reveal for the first time the …

The region of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (MAR) between the Fifteen‐Twenty and Marathon
fracture zones displays the topographic characteristics of prevalent and vigorous tectonic …

It is generally assumed that the seawater-derived fluids that feed black smoker vent fields on
the seafloor are discharged vertically from depths of∼ 1–3 km. We present new oxygen and …

We estimate that domains with frequent outcrops of mantle-derived ultramafics represent
about 20–25% of the seafloor created at ridges spreading at rates less than 40 mm a− 1 and …