Volcanically hosted venting with indications of ultramafic influence at Aurora hydrothermal field on Gakkel Ridge

Christopher R. German; Eoghan P. Reeves; Andreas Türke; Alexander Diehl; Elmar Albers; Wolfgang Bach; Autun Purser; Sofia P. Ramalho; Stefano Suman; Christian Mertens; Maren Walter; Eva Ramirez-Llodra; Vera Schlindwein; Stefan Bünz; Antje Boetius

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34014-0

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Volcanically hosted venting with indications of ultramafic influence at Aurora hydrothermal field on Gakkel Ridge

Christopher R. German,
Eoghan P. Reeves,
Andreas Türke,
Alexander Diehl,
Elmar Albers,
Wolfgang Bach,
Autun Purser,
Sofia P. Ramalho,
Stefano Suman,
Christian Mertens,
Maren Walter,
Eva Ramirez-Llodra,
Vera Schlindwein,
Stefan Bünz,
Antje Boetius

Affiliations

Christopher R. German: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Eoghan P. Reeves: Department of Earth Science & Centre for Deep Sea Research, University of Bergen
Andreas Türke: Department of Earth Science & Centre for Deep Sea Research, University of Bergen
Alexander Diehl: MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Elmar Albers: Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen
Wolfgang Bach: MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Autun Purser: Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar & Marine Research
Sofia P. Ramalho: Centre for Environmental & Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro
Stefano Suman: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Christian Mertens: MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Maren Walter: MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Eva Ramirez-Llodra: Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
Vera Schlindwein: MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen
Stefan Bünz: Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate (CAGE), University of Tromso–The Arctic University of Norway
Antje Boetius: MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34014-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The Aurora hydrothermal field (Arctic Ocean) is hosted in volcanic rocks but also shows evidence of mantle rock influence in the shallow sub-surface. Our discovery is pertinent to disciplines from marine mining to the search for life beyond Earth.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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