Expedition 376 Preliminary Report: Brothers Arc Flux
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-5-2018
School
Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences
Abstract
Volcanic arcs are the surface expression of magmatic systems that result from the subduction of mostly oceanic lithosphere at convergent plate boundaries. Arcs with a submarine component include intraoceanic arcs and island arcs that span almost 22,000 km on Earth's surface, the vast majority of which are located in the Pacific region. Hydrothermal systems hosted by submarine arc volcanoes commonly contain a large component of magmatic fluid. This magmatic-hydrothermal signature, coupled with the shallow water depths of arc volcanoes and their high volatile contents, strongly influences the chemistry of the fluids and resulting mineralization and likely has important consequences for the biota associated with these systems. The high metal contents and very acidic fluids in these hydrothermal systems are thought to be important analogs to numerous porphyry copper and epithermal gold deposits mined today on land.
Publication Title
International Ocean Discovery Program
First Page
1
Last Page
49
Recommended Citation
De Ronde, C. E.,
Humphris, S. E.,
Höfig, T. W.,
Brandl, P. A.,
Cai, L.,
Cai, Y.,
Tontini, F. C.,
Deans, J. R.,
Farough, A.,
Jamieson, J. W.,
Kolandaivelu, K. P.,
Kutovaya, A.,
Labonté, J. M.,
Martin, A. J.,
Massiott, C.,
McDermott, J. M.,
McIntosh, I. M.,
Nozaki, T.,
Pellizari, V. H.,
Reyes, A. G.,
Roberts, S.,
Rouxel, O.,
Schlicht, L. E.,
Seo, J. H.,
Straub, S. M.,
Strehlow, K.,
Takai, K.,
Tanner, D.,
Tepley, F. J.,
Zhang, C.
(2018). Expedition 376 Preliminary Report: Brothers Arc Flux. International Ocean Discovery Program, 1-49.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/16562