Results of comprehensive geological, geophysical and geochemical studies carried out in the Cape Verde Fracture Zone (Central Atlantic) during Cruise 9 of R/V ''Antares'' (1990-1991) are published in the book. Detailed characterization of various bedrock complexes (ultrabasites, gabbroids, dolerites, basalts, metamorphic rocks) is given. Geological conditions of newly found hydrothermal mineralization in the area are described. Problems of ore melts are under consideration. New data on hydrochemical anomalies and heat flow are given. The book contains original materials on sedimentary formations of the area.
Supplement to: UIGGM Team (1991): Geological Investigations in the Central Atlantic. United Institute of Geology, Geophysics and Mineralogy, Siberian Division of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk (V.N. Sharapov and V.A. Simonov, Eds.), 192 pp