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Discovery of sublacustrine hydrothermal activity and associated massive sulfides and hydrocarbons in the north Tanganyika trough, East African Rift

Journal Article · · Geology; (USA)
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Universite de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest (France)
  2. Centre Universitaire Regional de Toliara (Madagascar)
  3. Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Sud-Kivu (Zaire)
Massive sulfides and carbonate mineral deposits associated with sublacustrine thermal springs were recently discovered along the Zaire side of the north Tanganyika trough, western branch of the East African Rift. This hydrothermal activity, investigated by scuba diving at a maximum depth of 20 m, is located at the intersection of major north-south normal faults and northwest-southeast faults belonging to the Tanganyika-Rukwa-Malawi (TRM) strike-slip fault zone. The preliminary results presented here come from analyses of sulfide deposits, hydrothermal fluids, and associated hydrocarbons that result from geothermal activity in this part of the East African Rift filled by a thick pile of sediment, the north Tanganyika trough.
OSTI ID:
6159396
Journal Information:
Geology; (USA), Journal Name: Geology; (USA) Vol. 17:11; ISSN GLGYB; ISSN 0091-7613
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English