Noble gas isotopes in 25 000 years of hydrothermal fluids from 13°N on the East Pacific Rise

Stuart, F. M., Harrop, P. J., Knott, R., Fallick, A. E., Turner, G., Fouquet, D. and Rickard, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4632-5711 1995. Noble gas isotopes in 25 000 years of hydrothermal fluids from 13°N on the East Pacific Rise. Parson, L.M., Walker, C. L. and Dixon, D. R., eds. Hydrothermal Vents and Processes, Vol. 87. Special Publications, London: Geological Society, pp. 133-143. (10.1144/GSL.SP.1995.087.01.12)

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Abstract

Noble gas isotopes have been measured in fluid inclusions in sulphides spanning 25 000 years of hydrothermal activity at 13°N on the East Pacific Rise. The 3He/4He ratios are typical of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal fluids, albeit slightly higher than contemporary vent waters, and reveal no temporal variation or correlation with the δ34S of the host sulphide. The absence of radiogenic He in fluids from the 25 000 year old mineralization on the SE Seamount suggests that the hydrothermal circulation occurred within an active magmatic system and not within the underlying 130 ka oceanic crust. This implies that seamount volcanism and hydrothermal activity occurred simultaneously off-ridge, and that magmatic activity shifted approximately 5 km off-ridge at this time. Helium concentrations in fluid inclusions from three samples are significantly greater than the end-member hydrothermal fluids at mid-ocean ridges. Small excesses of 40Ar in the included fluids demonstrate that mantle-derived 40Ar has been degassed along with primordial helium. Both are consistent with the direct addition of magmatic volatiles into the hydrothermal system at times during the history of hydrothermal activity at the site.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Publisher:	Geological Society
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2022 13:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/120018

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