SPECIFIC COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE HAAKON MOSBY MUD VOLCANO, SOUTHWESTERN BARENTS SEA

Abstract

The submarine Haakon Mosby mud volcano was studied in detail during several cruises, resulting in the collection of an abundant and diverse lithological material. Comprehensive field and laboratory studies made it possible to identify different types of sediments with specific granulometric and pelite fraction (<0.005 mm) compositions, as well as the regularity of their spatial distribution relative to various morphostructural zones of the mud volcano.