Seafloor massive sulfide deposits
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Seafloor massive sulfide deposits
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Seafloor massive sulfide deposits or SMS deposits, are modern equivalents of ancient volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits or VMS deposits. The term has been coined by mineral explorers to differentiate the modern deposit from the ancient. SMS deposits were first recognized during the exploration of the deep oceans and the mid ocean ridge spreading centers in the early 1960s. Deep ocean research submersibles, bathyspheres and remote operated vehicles have visited and taken samples of black s
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Mineral deposits from seafloor hydrothermal vents
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seafloor_massive_sulfide_deposits
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2023-11-29T10:59:16Z
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