Geological characteristics of the Qiaoyue Seamount and associated ultramafic-hosted seafloor hydrothermal system (~52.1°E, Southwest Indian Ridge)

Yongjin Huang; Chunhui Tao; Jin Liang; Shili Liao; Yuan Wang; Dong Chen; Weifang Yang

doi:10.1007/s13131-021-1832-0

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Yongjin Huang, Chunhui Tao, Jin Liang, Shili Liao, Yuan Wang, Dong Chen, Weifang Yang. Geological characteristics of the Qiaoyue Seamount and associated ultramafic-hosted seafloor hydrothermal system (~52.1°E, Southwest Indian Ridge)[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(11): 138-146. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1832-0

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Yongjin Huang, Chunhui Tao, Jin Liang, Shili Liao, Yuan Wang, Dong Chen, Weifang Yang. Geological characteristics of the Qiaoyue Seamount and associated ultramafic-hosted seafloor hydrothermal system (~52.1°E, Southwest Indian Ridge)[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(11): 138-146. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1832-0

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Yongjin Huang, Chunhui Tao, Jin Liang, Shili Liao, Yuan Wang, Dong Chen, Weifang Yang. Geological characteristics of the Qiaoyue Seamount and associated ultramafic-hosted seafloor hydrothermal system (~52.1°E, Southwest Indian Ridge)[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(11): 138-146. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1832-0

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Geological characteristics of the Qiaoyue Seamount and associated ultramafic-hosted seafloor hydrothermal system (~52.1°E, Southwest Indian Ridge)

doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1832-0

Yongjin Huang^{1, 2},
Chunhui Tao^{1, 2, 3
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Jin Liang^{1, 2
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Shili Liao^{1, 2},
Yuan Wang^{1, 2},
Dong Chen⁴,
Weifang Yang^{1, 2}

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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China

Funds: The National Key Research and Development Program of China under contract No. 2016YFC0304905; the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 41806076; the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR under contract No. JG1804; the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association (COMRA) Major Project under contract Nos DY135-S1-1-01, DY135-S1-1-02 and DY135-S1-1-09.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: taochunhuimail@163.com; kamleung@aliyun.com
Received Date: 2021-01-03
Accepted Date: 2021-03-26

Available Online: 2021-07-08

Publish Date: 2021-11-30

Abstract

Abstract

Hydrothermal vent incidence was once thought to be proportional to the spreading rate of the mid-ocean ridges (MORs). However, more and more studies have shown that the ultraslow-spreading ridges (e.g., Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR)) have a relatively higher incidence of hydrothermal venting fields. The Qiaoyue Seamount (52.1°E) is located at the southern side of segment #25 of the SWIR, to the west of the Gallieni transform fault. The Chinese Dayang cruises conducted eight preliminary deep-towed surveys of hydrothermal activity in the area during 2009 and 2018. Here, through comprehensive analyses of the video and photos obtained by the deep-towed platforms, rock samples, and water column turbidity anomalies, a high-temperature, ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal system is predicted on the northern flank of the Qiaoyue Seamount. We propose that this hydrothermal system is most likely to be driven by gabboric intrusions. Efficient hydrothermal circulation channels appear against a backdrop of high rock permeability related to the detachment fault.
- Southwest Indian Ridge,
- Qiaoyue Seamount,
- hydrothermal activity,
- detachment fault

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