EArth and Marine Sciences<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrincipal investigator:\u00a0\u00c1gata Alveirinho Dias<\/a>
Our studies combine tools in mineralogy and petrology, geochemistry (including radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry) and cartography to research the following two topics:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ise.usj.edu.mo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/chimney.jpg\")
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe discovery of hydrothermal fields on the seafloor was one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the last century not only for the earth sciences but also for the life sciences. These systems are oasis of life in the otherwise inconspicuous seafloor where vents emanate hot fluids rich in metals that are used as an energy source by unique and spectacular vent-associated organisms. For this reason, the study of hydrothermal systems may provide clues on diverse topics such as how live can thrive in extreme and toxic conditions or how potential ore resource are formed. Our research on seafloor hydrothermal systems aims to understand the genesis, evolution and distribution of hydrothermal deposits in the deep-sea.<\/b> It is mainly focused in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge<\/b> (MAR) and in the Southwest Indian Ridge<\/b> (SWIR). The main goals of this research are: to understand the contribution of mafic and ultramafic rocks on the deposition of hydrothermal ore deposits; to contribute with the development of tools for the detection of SMS deposits either active and discrete, diffuse and inactive; to contribute for the geochemical and mineralogical characterization of deep-seafloor deposits both on active and discrete hydrothermal; to understand the role of\u00a0 sub-seafloor ore-forming hydrothermal systems on the preservation of sulphide minerals.
Projects
<\/span>–\u00a0SeaMin<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>In-situ<\/i>\u00a0trace elemental and isotopic constraints on modern seafloor massive sulfide mineralization \u2013 \u73b0\u4ee3\u6d77\u5e95\u5757\u72b6\u786b\u5316\u7269\u6210\u77ff\u4f5c\u7528\u7684\u539f\u4f4d\u5fae\u91cf\u5143\u7d20\u548c\u540c\u4f4d\u7d20\u9650\u5236 FDCT File No.: 0041\/2021\/A1, 2021-2024 (Principal Investigator)
<\/span>–\u00a0SWIMAR<\/span>\u2013 The role of ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems in the formation of seafloor deposits: comparison between SWIR and MAR fields \/ \u8d85\u57fa\u6027\u5ca9\u7cfb\u6d77\u5e95\u71b1\u6cc9\u7cfb\u7d71\u65bc\u6d77\u5e8a\u71b1\u6db2\u7926\u5e8a\u626e\u6f14\u4e4b\u89d2\u8272:\u4ee5 SWIR \u53ca MAR \u71b1\u6cc9\u7cfb\u7d71\u76f8\u4e92\u6bd4\u8f03\u70ba\u4f8b<\/span><\/a>
<\/span>–\u00a0InterRidge WG<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Working Group on Seafloor Massive Sulfides along Mid-Ocean Ridges<\/a>
–\u00a0BLUE MINING<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Breakthrough Solutions for the Sustainable Exploration and Extraction of Deep Sea Mineral Resources<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ise.usj.edu.mo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4450.jpg\")
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Principal investigator:\u00a0\u00c1gata Alveirinho Dias<\/a> The discovery of hydrothermal fields on the seafloor was one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the last century not only for the earth sciences but also for the life sciences. These systems are oasis of life in the otherwise inconspicuous seafloor where vents emanate hot fluids rich in metals that are used as an energy source by unique and spectacular vent-associated organisms. For this reason, the study of hydrothermal systems may provide clues on diverse topics such as how live can thrive in extreme and toxic conditions or how potential ore resource are formed. Our research on seafloor hydrothermal systems aims to understand the genesis, evolution and distribution of hydrothermal deposits in the deep-sea.<\/b> It is mainly focused in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge<\/b> (MAR) and in the Southwest Indian Ridge<\/b> (SWIR). The main goals of this research are: to understand the contribution of mafic and ultramafic rocks on the deposition of hydrothermal ore deposits; to contribute with the development of tools for the detection of SMS deposits either active and discrete, diffuse and inactive; to contribute for the geochemical and mineralogical characterization of deep-seafloor deposits both on active and discrete hydrothermal; to understand the role of\u00a0 sub-seafloor ore-forming hydrothermal systems on the preservation of sulphide minerals.
Our studies combine tools in mineralogy and petrology, geochemistry (including radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry) and cartography to research the following two topics:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tDEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Projects
<\/span>–\u00a0SeaMin<\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span>In-situ<\/i>\u00a0trace elemental and isotopic constraints on modern seafloor massive sulfide mineralization \u2013 \u73b0\u4ee3\u6d77\u5e95\u5757\u72b6\u786b\u5316\u7269\u6210\u77ff\u4f5c\u7528\u7684\u539f\u4f4d\u5fae\u91cf\u5143\u7d20\u548c\u540c\u4f4d\u7d20\u9650\u5236 FDCT File No.: 0041\/2021\/A1, 2021-2024 (Principal Investigator)
<\/span>–\u00a0SWIMAR<\/span>\u2013 The role of ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal systems in the formation of seafloor deposits: comparison between SWIR and MAR fields \/ \u8d85\u57fa\u6027\u5ca9\u7cfb\u6d77\u5e95\u71b1\u6cc9\u7cfb\u7d71\u65bc\u6d77\u5e8a\u71b1\u6db2\u7926\u5e8a\u626e\u6f14\u4e4b\u89d2\u8272:\u4ee5 SWIR \u53ca MAR \u71b1\u6cc9\u7cfb\u7d71\u76f8\u4e92\u6bd4\u8f03\u70ba\u4f8b<\/span><\/a>
<\/span>–\u00a0InterRidge WG<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Working Group on Seafloor Massive Sulfides along Mid-Ocean Ridges<\/a>
–\u00a0BLUE MINING<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Breakthrough Solutions for the Sustainable Exploration and Extraction of Deep Sea Mineral Resources<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t