Sedimentological and geochemical investigations of hydrothermally impacted sediments at the Aurora vent field, Fram Strait

• Main Author: Bjørnå, Eivind Urbye
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2023
• Subjects: VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466; GEO-3900; Gakkel Ridge; Fram Strait
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/33557

Hydrothermal vents are the result of the interaction between seawater and magma and occur at regular intervals along mid ocean ridges. The first visual confirmation of plumes was done in 1977. The detection of hydrothermal plumes has both provided indirect evidence for their existence and a resoluti...