2023•OceanologyRequires access
Discovery of New Hydrothermal Korallovoe (13°07′ N) and Molodezhnoe Ore Fields (13°09′ N) in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
A. M. Makoviz, A. E. Musatov, Ivanina Sergeeva, Georgy A. Cherkashev, E. V. Narkevsky, R. V. Shipov, Zakhar V. Zhidkov, D. A. Kryukov, Irina G. Dobretsova, V. L. Skakovsky, D. V. Kaminsky, Maria S. Stepanova, A. S. Bich, Aleksandr Sergeevich Savin
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Abstract
Abstract During cruise 41 of the R/V Professor Logachev in 2019, two new ore fields were discovered within the Russian exploration area of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Korallovoe ore field is located in the middle part of the rift valley ridge and lies on a gentle slope in the depth range of 2800–2850 m. The Molodezhnoe ore field is located approximately 5 km northeast of the Korallovoe field and lies on a less steeper section of the slope at depths of 3500–3550 m. The Korallovoe and Molodezhnoe fields are confined to an outcrop of a gabbro–peridotite massif on the western side of the Mid-Atlantic Rift valley. The total number of discovered ore fields in the Russian exploration area has increased to 14.