Gorda Ridge

I. Introduction.- 1. Geology and Geophysics of Gorda Ridge.- II Gorda Ridge Mineral Potential.- 2. Hydrography and Geochemistry of Northern Gorda Ridge.- 3. Geology of the GR14 Site on Northern Gorda Ridge.- 4. Multistage Hydrothermal Systems in the Blanco Fracture Zone.- 5. Distribution and Composition of Massive Sulfide Deposits at Escanaba Trough, Southern Gorda Ridge.- 6. Submersible Observations in Escanaba Trough, Southern Gorda Ridge.- 7. A Comparison of Sulfide Deposits from Modern Sediment-Covered Spreading Axes with Besshi-Type Deposits of Japan.- 8. Deposition of Metalliferous Sediment Beneath a Brine Pool in the Atlantis II Deep, Red Sea.- 9. Economic Perspective on Development of Potential Gorda Ridge Sulfide Deposits.- III. Technology.- 10. Hydrothermal Plume Prospecting: Hydrographic and Geochemical Techniques.- 11. Acoustic Techniques for Imaging Seafloor.- 12. Technologies for Geophysical Exploration on the Ocean Bottom.- 13. Seafloor Electromagnetic Exploration Methods.- 14. An Electric Drill for Deep-Sea Coring.- 15. Mining Technology for Gorda Ridge Sulfides.- IV. Benthic Ecology.- 16. Distributional Ecology of Benthic Megaepifauna and Fishes in Gorda Ridge Axial Valley.- 17. Distributional Ecology of Selected Megaepifauna on Abyssal Plains Adjacent to Gorda Ridge, Northeast Pacific Ocean.- 18. Spatial Variation in Faunal Composition of Hydrothermal Vent Communities on the East Pacific Rise and Galapagos Spreading Center.- 19. Regional-Scale Features of Northeast Pacific, East Pacific Rise, and Gulf of Aden Vent Communities.- 20. Notes on Fauna from Several Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent and Cold Seep Soft-Sediment Communities.- 21. Hydrothermal Vent Fauna of Escanaba Trough (Gorda Ridge).- V. Conclusions.- 22. Results of the Gorda Ridge Symposium.