The Seven Sisters Hydrothermal System: First Record of Shallow Hybrid Mineralization Hosted in Mafic Volcaniclasts on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Published in: Minerals
• Main Authors: Marques, Ana Filipa Alfaia, Roerdink, Desiree, Baumberger, Tamara, de Ronde, Cornel, Ditchburn, Robert, Denny, Alden Ross, Thorseth, Ingunn Hindenes, Økland, Ingeborg, Lilley, Marvin D., Whitehouse, Martin, J., Pedersen, Rolf B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Pinnacle
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2766739; https://doi.org/10.3390/min10050439

We document the discovery of an active, shallow, seafloor hydrothermal system (known as the Seven Sisters Vent Field) hosted in mafic volcaniclasts at a mid-ocean ridge setting. The vent field is located at the southern part of the Arctic mid-ocean ridge where it lies on top of a flat-topped volcano...