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Chemical composition of hydrothermal ores from Mid-Okinawa Trough and Suiyo Seamount determined by neutron activation analysis

Takuroh Noguchi, Tamotsu Oomori, Akira Tanahara, Naoto Taira, J. Takada, Hatsuo Taira

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Neutron activation analysis of 13 hydrothermal ore samples (70 subsamples) collected from the Mid-Okinawa Trough and Suiyo Seamount revealed higher contents of precious metal such as Au and Ag, and those of As, Sb, Ga, and Hg than those from mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems. In addition, the Mid-Okinawa Trough samples were richer in Ag and Sb than those from the Suiyo Seamount. The geochemical differences among these hydrothermal ore deposits are regarded as reflecting both differences in the chemical composition of the hosted magma of hydrothermal system and the abundance of sediments that is reacted with hydrothermal fluids.

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Key concepts: Seamount, Hydrothermal circulation, Geology, Trough (economics), Geochemistry, Chemical composition, Ridge, Neutron activation analysis