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Boiling-induced formation of colloidal gold in black smoker hydrothermal fluids

December 1, 2017

Gold colloids occur in black smoker fluids from the Niua South hydrothermal vent field, Lau Basin (South Pacific Ocean), confirming the long-standing hypothesis that gold may undergo colloidal transport in hydrothermal fluids. Six black smoker vents, varying in temperature from 250 °C to 325 °C, were sampled; the 325 °C vent was boiling at the time of sampling and the 250 °C fluids were diffusely venting. Native gold particles ranging from

Publication Year 2017
Title Boiling-induced formation of colloidal gold in black smoker hydrothermal fluids
DOI 10.1130/G39492.1
Authors Amy Gartman, Mark Hannington, John W. Jamieson, Ben Peterkin, Dieter Garbe-Schonberg, Alyssa J Findlay, Sebastian Fuchs, Tom Kwasnitschka
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Geology
Index ID 70195075
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
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