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| Boulart, Cedric; Briais, Anne; Chavagnac, Valerie; Revillon, Sidonie; Ceuleneer, Georges; Donval, Jean-pierre; Guyader, Vivien; Barrere, Fabienne; Ferreira, Nicolas; Hanan, Barry; Hemond, Christophe; Macleod, Sarah; Maia, Marcia; Maillard, Agnes; Merkuryev, Sergey; Park, Sung-hyun; Ruellan, Etienne; Schohn, Alexandre; Watson, Sally; Yang, Yun-seok. |
| Using a combined approach of seafloor mapping, MAPR and CTD survey, we report evidence for active hydrothermal venting along the 130°-140°E section of the poorly-known South-East Indian Ridge (SEIR) from the Australia-Antarctic Discordance (AAD) to the George V Fracture Zone (FZ). Along the latter, we report Eh and CH4 anomalies in the water column above a serpentinite massif, which unambiguously testify for ultramafic-related fluid flow. This is the first time that such circulation is observed on an intermediate-spreading ridge. The ridge axis itself is characterized by numerous off-axis volcanoes, suggesting a high magma supply. The water column survey indicates the presence of at least ten distinct hydrothermal plumes along the axis. The CH4:Mn ratios... |
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Palavras-chave: Hydrothermal plumes; Mid-ocean ridges; South-East Indian Ridge. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00387/49821/50400.pdf |
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| Boulart, Cedric; Chavagnac, Valerie; Monnin, Christophe; Delacour, Adelie; Ceuleneer, Georges; Hoareau, Guilhem. |
| Serpentinisation of mantle rocks, leading to natural venting of hydrogen and methane, has been reported to occur at the global scale, wherever fluids percolate in ultramafic formations. Here we compare gas composition from two on-land, low-temperature, and hyper-alkaline springs hosted on ultramafic rocks in the ophiolite massifs of the Sultanate of Oman and the Ligurian Alps (Voltri Group, Genoa region, Northern Italy). These two settings exhibit similar chemical and mineralogical features but show diverse styles of gas venting. Commonly to all hyper-alkaline springs, gases are characterised by relatively high N-2, very low O-2 and CO2 concentrations, and a strong enrichment in H-2 and CH4. The comparison between Oman and Liguria highlights a high... |
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Palavras-chave: Methane; Hydrogen; Gas composition; Hyper-alkaline springs. Oman; Voltri Massif. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00175/28634/27059.pdf |
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| Escartin, Javier; Leclerc, Frederique; Olive, Jean-arthur; Mevel, Catherine; Cannat, Mathilde; Petersen, Sven; Augustin, Nico; Feuillet, Nathalie; Deplus, Christine; Bezos, Antoine; Bonnemains, Diane; Chavagnac, Valerie; Choi, Yujin; Godard, Marguerite; Haaga, Kristian A.; Hamelin, Cedric; Ildefonse, Benoit; Jamieson, John W.; John, Barbara E.; Leleu, Thomas; Macleod, Christopher J.; Massot-campos, Miguel; Nomikou, Paraskevi; Paquet, Marine; Rommevaux-jestin, Celine; Rothenbeck, Marcel; Steinfuehrer, Anja; Tominaga, Masako; Triebe, Lars; Campos, Ricard; Gracias, Nuno; Garcia, Rafael; Andreani, Muriel; Vilaseca, Geraud. |
| Properly assessing the extent and magnitude of fault ruptures associated with large earthquakes is critical for understanding fault behavior and associated hazard. Submarine faults can trigger tsunamis, whose characteristics are defined by the geometry of seafloor displacement, studied primarily through indirect observations (e.g., seismic event parameters, seismic profiles, shipboard bathymetry, coring) rather than direct ones. Using deep-sea vehicles, we identify for the first time a marker of coseismic slip on a submarine fault plane along the Roseau Fault (Lesser Antilles), and measure its vertical displacement of ∼0.9 m in situ. We also map recent fissuring and faulting of sediments on the hangingwall, along ∼3 km of rupture in close proximity to the... |
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Palavras-chave: Submarine fault; Surface rupture; Earthquake; Fault slip; Neotectonics; Microbathymetry. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00344/45500/45051.pdf |
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| Guieu, Cecile; Bonnet, Sophie; Petrenko, Anne; Menkes, Christophe; Chavagnac, Valerie; Desboeufs, Karine; Maes, Christophe; Moutin, Thierry. |
| In the Western Tropical South Pacific, patches of high chlorophyll concentrations linked to the occurrence of N2-fixing organisms are found in the vicinity of volcanic islands. The survival of these organisms relies on a high bioavailable iron supply whose origin and fluxes remain unknown. Here, we measured high dissolved iron (DFe) concentrations (up to 66 nM) in the euphotic layer, extending zonally over 10 degrees longitude (174 E−175 W) at ∼20°S latitude. DFe atmospheric fluxes were at the lower end of reported values of the remote ocean and could not explain the high DFe concentrations measured in the water column in the vicinity of Tonga. We argue that the high DFe concentrations may be sustained by a submarine source, also characterized by... |
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| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00444/55564/57174.pdf |
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| Chavagnac, Valerie; Ali, Hassan Saleban; Jeandel, Catherine; Leleu, Thomas; Destrigneville, Christine; Castillo, Alain; Cotte, Laura; Waeles, Mathieu; Cathalot, Cecile; Laes, Agathe; Pelleter, Ewan; Nonnotte, Philippe; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Cannat, Mathilde. |
| While hydrothermal vents are now thought to be a major source of dissolved iron to the oceans, they have always been considered to be a sink for the dissolved rare-earth elements (DREEs). However, true dissolved REE observations in hydrothermal plumes are still lacking. Here we report for the first time the DREE concentrations and neodymium isotopic compositions (DεNd) of buoyant hydrothermal fluids at Lucky Strike (Mid-Atlantic Ridge). We find that 27 to 62% of total hydrothermal DREEs are rapidly scavenged by anhydrite precipitation at the onset of buoyant plume formation. After this initial loss, all DREEs behave quasi-conservatively within the buoyant plume. Dissolved phase εNd (DεNd) in the evolving plume are identical to black smoker DεNd of +9.0 and... |
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Palavras-chave: Black smokers; Rare earth elements; Neodymium isotopes; Hydrothermal; Sulfate minerals; EMSO-Azores. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00456/56733/58511.pdf |
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