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Mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of Cu-Zn sulfide ores from the Logachev-2 and Rainbow fields in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) are compared. Both fields are related to serpentinite protrusions. It was established that Zn(Fe)- and Cu,Fe(Zn)-sulfides were deposited in black smoker pipes virtually contemporaneously from pulsating nonequilibrium H2S-depleted solutions of varying temperature. According to lead isotope data, the deep oceanic crust was a source of lead. The ore from the Rainbow field contains 20 times more Co than the basalt-related ore and shows a high Co/Ni ratio of 46. The ore from the Rainbow field is enriched in 34S (δ34S = 10‰) owing to the permanent flow of cold seawater into the shallow zone of the hydrothermal system. The ore from the Logachev-2 field is enriched in gold by a factor of 8 relative to other MAR localities. The sulfide ores from the Rainbow and Logachev-2 fields have no analogs among MAR ore occurrences as regards their enrichment in Zn, Cd, Co, and Au.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 271-294 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Geochemistry International |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2003 |
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