THE GEOLOGY OF SEA-FLOOR MASSIVE SULPHIDES
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Sea-Floor Massive Sulphides
A physical, biological, environmental, and technical review
CONTENTS
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DEEP SEA MINERALS
1.0 The Geology of Sea-Floor Massive Sulphides
1.1 The formation and occurrence of sea-floor massive sulphides
1.2 Metal concentrations and tonnages
2.0 Biology Associated with Sea-floor Massive Sulphide Deposits
2.1 Habitats and biodiversity associated with sea-floor massive sulphide deposits
2.2 Global distribution of vent organisms
2.3 Composition of vent communities in the western Pacific
3.0 Environmental Management Considerations
3.1 Environmental management objectives
3.2 General environmental management approaches and principles
3.3 Environmental studies
3.4 Defining characteristics of SMS systems
3.5 Environmental impacts
3.6 The potential extent of impacts
3.7 Mitigation and management measures
4.0 Processes related to the technical development of marine mining
4.1 Exploration
4.2 Mining
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