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Volcanically hosted venting with indications of ultramafic influence at Aurora hydrothermal field on Gakkel Ridge

Authors :
Christopher R. German
Eoghan P. Reeves
Andreas Türke
Alexander Diehl
Elmar Albers
Wolfgang Bach
Autun Purser
Sofia P. Ramalho
Stefano Suman
Christian Mertens
Maren Walter
Eva Ramirez-Llodra
Vera Schlindwein
Stefan Bünz
Antje Boetius
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

The Aurora hydrothermal field (Arctic Ocean) is hosted in volcanic rocks but also shows evidence of mantle rock influence in the shallow sub-surface. Our discovery is pertinent to disciplines from marine mining to the search for life beyond Earth.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.07ec42a41af743b49eff0e327c9b7189
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34014-0