Objective
The Urals of Russia are the setting for massive sulphide deposits in Palaeozoic rocks spanning the early Silurian to late Devonian. A number of these deposits are world-class massive sulphide deposits (e.g. Uchaly, Sibay, Gay) and form a major source of base and precious metals for the Russian Federation. Regional controls to the distribution of deposits in broad hydrothermal fields is poorly understood although new data for the Urals as a result of the ESF EUROPROBE initiative is providing a better framework for this understanding.
The discovery of active hydrothermal vents associated with forming massive sulphides on the seafloor, provided the key evidence for the exhalative origin of the volcanic-associated massive sulphide deposits known from the geological record. The active vents have a diverse and distinctive fauna based on chemosynthetic bacteria providing the basis of life below the photic zone of the ocean. Fossil hydrothermal vent fauna assemblages are described from two massive sulphide deposits in the Urals and two further localities have been identified. These faunal assemblages represent both the oldest and the best preserved fossil analogues of the modern hydrothermal vent site and its related ecosystem. This project will investigate these massive sulphide deposits in the Urals addressing key objectives:
To define the geological setting of the massive sulphide deposits within the Urals palaeoocean To analyse the conditions of formation and geochemical evolution of the massive sulphide deposits To investigate the hydrothermal vent communities in terms of faunal composition and trophic structure To assess the massive sulphides, hydrothermal deposits and fauna in terms of age and palaeogeography as well as testing conflicting hypotheses of near vent fauna evolution.
The project work will comprise fieldwork to map and collect samples from the massive sulphide deposits for further laboratory analysis. Members from the Russian teams (specifically younger researchers) will spend extensive periods in UK laboratories to learn new techniques and analyse samples. Field workshops will be organised to discuss and integrate results before presentation to peer reviewed journals.
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