• R. Krymsky
  • J. -L. Birck
  • B. Belyatsky
  • G. Cherkashev
  • T. Stepanova
  • L. Lazareva

Osmium isotope composition in the studied sulphides from the Ashadze hydrothermal field varies in a wide range of values (187)Os/(188)Os from 0.2261 to 1.9709 and is higher than the known isotope estimations for the similar modern oceanic fields. Isotope composition of the host peridotites and gabbro-norites - 0.1234-0.2325 and 0.3062- 0.5664, and can be compared with the data for the Logatchev and Rainbow hydrothermal fields, also developed over ultramafic basement. There is no correlation between the types of hydrothermal sulphides and osmium composition, which evidences to a more complicated character of hydrothermal process than ordinary mixing of fluid with oceanic water.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDIGGING DEEPER, VOLS 1 AND 2
EditorsCJ Andrew
PublisherIrish Association for Economic Geology
Pages1077-1080
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)*****************
StatePublished - 2007
Event9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 20 Aug 200723 Aug 2007

Conference

Conference9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period20/08/0723/08/07

    Research areas

  • Re-Os isotope system, sulphide hydrothermal system, MAR, MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE

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