Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge develops diverse hydrothermal systems, potential large polymetallic deposits
The diagram illustrates the two main types (intense magma supply type and tectonic control type) of metallogenic models along the spreading axis of a mid-ocean ridge, with the tectonic control type further divided into one-way detachment control and flip-flop detachment control. Credit: Science China Press
The research findings of Dr. Tao Chunhui, a senior researcher from the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of…