Russian Journal of Earth Sciences
Vol. 4, No. 5, October 2002

Hydrothermal fields in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Setting and prospects for further discoveries

A. O. Mazarovich and S. Yu. Sokolov


Abstract

Analyzed is the setting of active and inactive hydrothermal fields and sulfide occurrences on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 65oN and 65oS. Multifaceted interpretation of data has enabled a prediction of how sulfide mineralization is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean.