Flint, J M (1905): Description of manganese nodules collected by the U.S.S. NERO during survey for a trans-pacific cable [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.847719, Supplement to: Flint, JM (1905): A contribution to the oceanography of the Pacific compiled from data collected by the United States Steamer NERO while engaged in the survey of a route for a trans-pacific cable (Uss NERO, 1899-1900). Bulletin of United States National Museum, 55, 130 pp, https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/10095/USNMB_551905uniteds.pdf
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Abstract:
In the early part of 1899 the U.S.S. Nero was dispatched from San Francisco to survey a route for a telegraph cable between the United States, the Philippines Islands and Japan. Concurent with meteorological and oceanographic observations, closely spaced samples of bottom material were systematically sampled. They have been carefully accounted and described by James M. Flint in this volume. On the way, numerous submarine peaks were discovered. During this voyage U.S.S. Nero also took a sounding in the area of the Challenger Deep, recording a depth of 5269 fathoms (9636 m), the greatest depth recorded at that time. Carefull study of the deep-sea deposits have also revealed a number of manganese nodules and encrustations as well as micronodules.
Source:
Grant, John Bruce; Moore, Carla J; Alameddin, George; Chen, Kuiying; Barton, Mark (1992): The NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, https://doi.org/10.7289/V52Z13FT
Further details:
Warnken, Robin R; Virden, William T; Moore, Carla J (1992): The NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Bibliography. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, https://doi.org/10.7289/V53X84KN
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 21.260918 * Median Longitude: 154.451479 * South-bound Latitude: 13.416700 * West-bound Longitude: 131.758300 * North-bound Latitude: 33.095800 * East-bound Longitude: -157.950000
Date/Time Start: 1899-05-13T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1900-01-29T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -7688.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -591.0 m
Event(s):
NERO99-93 * Latitude: 25.683300 * Longitude: -167.300000 * Date/Time: 1899-05-13T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2676.0 m * Location: East Pacific Ocean * Campaign: NERO_1899-1900 * Basis: U.S.S. Nero (1898) * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
NERO99-106 * Latitude: 26.383300 * Longitude: -168.583300 * Date/Time: 1899-05-13T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3661.0 m * Location: East Pacific Ocean * Campaign: NERO_1899-1900 * Basis: U.S.S. Nero (1898) * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
NERO99-152 * Latitude: 28.350000 * Longitude: -174.500000 * Date/Time: 1899-05-13T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5534.0 m * Location: East Pacific Ocean * Campaign: NERO_1899-1900 * Basis: U.S.S. Nero (1898) * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
Comment:
From 1983 until 1989 NOAA-NCEI compiled the NOAA-MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database from journal articles, technical reports and unpublished sources from other institutions. At the time it was the most extended data compilation on ferromanganese deposits world wide. Initially published in a proprietary format incompatible with present day standards it was jointly decided by AWI and NOAA to transcribe this legacy data into PANGAEA. This transfer is augmented by a careful checking of the original sources when available and the encoding of ancillary information (sample description, method of analysis...) not present in the NOAA-MMS database.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Flint, J M | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Flint, J M | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Flint, J M | |||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Flint, J M | ||
| 5 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Flint, J M | |||
| 6 | Substrate type | Substrate | Flint, J M | |||
| 7 | Sample type | Samp type | Flint, J M | |||
| 8 | Page(s) | Page(s) | Flint, J M | |||
| 9 | Description | Description | Flint, J M |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
317 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Elevation [m] | 5 Date/Time | 6 Substrate | 7 Samp type | 8 Page(s) | 9 Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NERO99-93 | 25.6833 | -167.3000 | -2676 | 1899-05-13 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 16 | Light grayish-brown. Broken shells of foraminifera; few complete ones. No coccoliths. Nodules of manganese; many rather coarse mineral fragments |
| NERO99-106 | 26.3833 | -168.5833 | -3661 | 1899-05-13 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 16 | Specimen consists of three manganese-iron nodules. The largest about 12 millimeters in diameter. This is as large an object as the opening in the sounding cup would admit |
| NERO99-152 | 28.3500 | -174.5000 | -5534 | 1899-05-13 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 16 | Only a few particles larger than 0.3 millimeter. Minute manganese concretions. Fine sand |
| NERO99-167 | 28.6833 | -178.7167 | -2913 | 1899-05-14 | Globigerina ooze | Page 29 | Large manganese concretions | |
| NERO99-175 | 28.6833 | -176.7500 | -2266 | 1899-05-14 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 17 | This specimen vial contained only few brownish-black fragments of a manganese nodule |
| NERO99-179 | 28.9000 | -176.8000 | -4418 | 1899-05-14 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 29 | Manganese concretions |
| NERO99-257 | 25.7833 | 175.5333 | -5944 | 1899-05-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 17 | No calcareous organisms; A large sediment of mineral fragments in great variety. Numerous small manganese nodules |
| NERO99-285 | 24.5333 | 171.5542 | -5649 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Many minute manganese concretions |
| NERO99-295 | 23.8167 | 170.1167 | -5987 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Page 18 | Many small concretions of manganese and crystals of phillipsite | |
| NERO99-331 | 21.7333 | 164.0667 | -5481 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Color: brown. No calcareous organisms. At least one-half of the washed sediment consists of crystals of phillipsite. Many small nodules of manganese |
| NERO99-335 | 21.5167 | 163.5625 | -5203 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Light brown very fine mud. No calcium carbonate. A few radiolarians. Minute nodules of manganese |
| NERO99-338 | 21.4333 | 163.3250 | -3892 | 1899-06-15 | Globigerina ooze | Micronodule | Page 18 | Fawn color. Contains a large proportion of foraminifera mostly broken and corroded; a few coccoliths. Fragments of pumice; many concretions of manganese of considerable size (6 mm) with spherules of phillipsite and minute glassy fragm |
| NERO99-350 | 21.2500 | 162.8083 | -4097 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Reddish-brown mud containing many foraminifera and diatoms with manganese concretions of considerable size (6 millimeters). Crystals and spherules of phillipsite with volcanic mineral particles |
| NERO99-352 | 21.2000 | 162.6625 | -4696 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Only an occasional corroded fragment of a foraminifer. The usual quantity of small manganese nodules. Crystals of phillipsite and other minerals |
| NERO99-356 | 20.9500 | 162.0083 | -5298 | 1899-06-15 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Washed sediment very fine consisting of a few minute manganese concretions and an abundance of single and crossed crystals of phillipsite |
| NERO99-361 | 20.6333 | 161.1875 | -4148 | 1899-06-16 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 18 | Fawn-colored mud. Washed sediment composed largely of manganese nodules of considerable size (up to 6 millimeters) and a small proportion of foraminifera mostly broken and corroded |
| NERO99-373 | 20.2000 | 160.9708 | -3937 | 1899-06-16 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 19 | Fine yellowish-brown mud. A few foraminifera mostly in corroded fragments. Manganese concretions with crystals and spherules of phillipsite and minute magnetic particles |
| NERO99-384 | 19.6167 | 160.3875 | -1366 | 1899-06-16 | Red clay | Coating | Page 33 | Manganese |
| NERO99-390 | 19.1667 | 160.3625 | -5497 | 1899-06-16 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 19 | Exceedingly fine brown mud. Only separable residue a few minute manganese concretions with crystals of phillipsite and discoid radiolaria |
| NERO99-427 | 17.4000 | 154.5583 | -3652 | 1899-06-16 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 19 | Grayish-white. Foraminifera much broken. Rather large manganese concretions with fragments of pumice and spherules of phillipsite. Minute fragments of volcanic glass |
| NERO99-430 | 17.4000 | 154.6375 | -4192 | 1899-06-16 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 33 | A manganese nodule |
| NERO99-463 | 17.5167 | 153.1125 | -3498 | 1899-06-16 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 19 | Specimen consists of a little globigerina ooze and the fragm. of a manganese nodule originally about 25 mm in diameter. Probably broken by concussion of the sinker. Nucleus of the nodule is a porous straw-colored fragm. of pumice |
| NERO99-498 | 16.5833 | 153.2667 | -5825 | 1899-06-17 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 20 | Numerous manganese concretions with crystals and nodules of phillipsite. No organic remains |
| NERO99-506 | 16.0667 | 152.0458 | -3967 | 1899-06-17 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 20 | Color: brownish-white. Shells much broken. Foraminifera mostly pelagic; Several rather large manganese nodules 10 millimeters in diameter |
| NERO99-512 | 15.8500 | 152.0000 | -4331 | 1899-06-17 | Red clay | Coating | Page 35 | Manganese |
| NERO99-521 | 15.5167 | 150.8083 | -6137 | 1899-06-17 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 20 | Chocolate color. No organic remains. Washed sediment consists of tine sand containing small manganese nodules. Aggregated crystals of phillipsite with volcanic glass and other minerals |
| NERO99-530 | 14.9500 | 149.2833 | -5702 | 1899-06-17 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 20 | Brown mud. No organisms. Nodules of manganese and of phillipsite; decomposing pumice |
| NERO99-591 | 15.4167 | 147.6417 | -7688 | 1899-06-18 | Red clay | Page 20 | No organic remains. Mineral matter rather coarse volcanic fragments. Very few manganese concretions | |
| NERO99-600 | 15.5000 | 146.5208 | -4638 | 1899-06-18 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 20 | Grayish-brown. No foraminifera; no effervescence with acid; a few radiolaria. Sediment consists of volcanic debris with very little fine washings. Numerous manganese concretions with yellow-brown to red-brown particles of palagonite and vitreous fragm |
| NERO99-603 | 15.2500 | 146.1250 | -3191 | 1899-06-18 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 20 | Gray and granular mud. About 25 per cent of the sediment consists of pelagic foraminifera; the remainder is a rather fine volcanic sand containing manganese concretions with palagonite and vitreous fragments in large proportions. Many magnetic particles |
| NERO99-615 | 15.1833 | 148.6333 | -5812 | 1899-07-18 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 21 | No organisms. Fine mineral fragments and occasional minute manganese nodules |
| NERO99-637 | 14.6833 | 146.1000 | -4301 | 1899-07-18 | Volcanic mud | Micronodule | Page 21 | Gray and granular non coherent mud. Very little fine washings. Washed sediment contains a small proportion of foraminifera. Very many manganese nodules with volcanic glass and other minerals not identified |
| NERO99-688 | 13.5250 | 142.5042 | -2462 | 1899-07-19 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 21 | Contains a very large number of manganese nodules |
| NERO99-705 | 13.9083 | 140.5542 | -4956 | 1899-07-19 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 21 | No foraminifera; a few radiolaria and manganese nodules. Volcanic ashes |
| NERO99-715 | 14.1333 | 139.2958 | -4826 | 1899-07-19 | Reel clay | Coating | Page 21 | Many manganese concretions coating fragments of volcanic minerals |
| NERO99-722 | 14.2583 | 138.6458 | -4528 | 1899-07-19 | Red clay | Coating | Page 21 | A chocolate colored very sticky mud. No organic remains. Granular coatings of manganese upon fragments of pumice and lumps of clay. Volcanic ashes |
| NERO99-740 | 14.5333 | 136.5042 | -5002 | 1899-07-19 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 22 | Yellowish-brown. No organisms noted. Many small manganese nodules: verv little other mineral matter |
| NERO99-777 | 14.7500 | 131.7583 | -6256 | 1899-07-20 | Red clay | Micronodule | Page 23 | Color: brown. No diatoms; a few radiolaria. The usual minute manganese particles and fine mineral sand |
| NERO99-951 | 14.5167 | 138.1167 | -4674 | 1899-09-24 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 42 | Manganese concretions |
| NERO99-953 | 14.4000 | 138.2239 | -4300 | 1899-09-24 | Red clay | Coating | Page 42 | Manganese |
| NERO99-982 | 13.4167 | 143.3167 | -3208 | 1899-09-25 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 42 | Many manganese concretions |
| NERO99-990 | 13.4750 | 144.6042 | -1571 | 1899-09-25 | Coral sand | Nodule | Page 24 | Color: gray. Fragments of coral rock. Many foraminifera; a few radiolaria. Many small manganese concretions and unusually numerous particles of palagonite. Mineral fragments in quantity are angular and many of them green |
| NERO99-992 | 14.4250 | 144.4750 | -3636 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 42 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1004 | 14.8611 | 144.4167 | -4049 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 43 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1009 | 15.3722 | 144.3417 | -3583 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 43 | Pumice and manganese |
| NERO99-1041 | 18.5625 | 144.0083 | -4429 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 43 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1055 | 19.9125 | 143.8667 | -3709 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 24 | Dark brown. No foraminifera or diatoms and radiolaria rather numerous. Washed sediment consists of manganese concretions and angular colorless and transparent mineral fragments; many palagonite particles |
| NERO99-1072 | 21.6208 | 143.7750 | -2688 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 43 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1077 | 21.9708 | 143.7167 | -2829 | 1899-09-25 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 44 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1124 | 26.1125 | 143.1333 | -2248 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 44 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1125 | 26.1458 | 143.1333 | -2288 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 44 | Foraminifera with manganese and lumps of clay |
| NERO99-1128 | 26.2833 | 143.2083 | -2593 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 44 | Manganese and foraminifera |
| NERO99-1138 | 26.8000 | 143.0375 | -3360 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 45 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1142 | 27.0778 | 142.9500 | -4905 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Micronodule | Page 25 | No effervesence with acid. Many radiolaria; a few diatoms. Small manganese concretions; lapilli and fine fragments of volcanic glass |
| NERO99-1151 | 27.9500 | 142.8250 | -3083 | 1899-09-26 | Globigerina ooze | Micronodule | Page 25 | Very light gray. Contains 30 per cent or more of foraminifera and coccoliths. Small manganese concretions and vitreous mineral fragments with many red particles of palagonite |
| NERO99-1183 | 30.8083 | 141.2667 | -2659 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 46 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1185 | 30.9833 | 141.1583 | -2727 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 25 | Color: light gray while slowly turning black with time. Many foraminifera. Many manganese concretions; much colorless volcanic glass with palagonite and a variety of unidentified minerals |
| NERO99-1197 | 32.1750 | 140.9417 | -3105 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 25 | Light gray and becoming black. A few foraminifera; very many radiolaria and diatoms. Manganese concretions with volcanic glass as well as palagonite and various unidentified mineral fragments |
| NERO99-1204 | 32.9375 | 140.7167 | -1547 | 1899-09-26 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 46 | Concretions of sand and manganese |
| NERO99-1258 | 33.0958 | 140.4000 | -1547 | 1899-10-28 | Blue mud | Coating | Page 47 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1264 | 32.3667 | 141.0417 | -3804 | 1899-10-28 | Blue mud | Coating | Page 47 | Manganese and volcanic glass |
| NERO99-1304 | 28.2167 | 142.3417 | -1549 | 1899-10-29 | Globigerina ooze | Coating | Page 48 | Much manganese and volcanic sand |
| NERO99-1315 | 27.3458 | 142.7611 | -2732 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 48 | Manganese and foraminifera |
| NERO99-1329 | 26.3667 | 142.8444 | -3125 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 48 | Manganese iron |
| NERO99-1340 | 25.7708 | 143.0208 | -3658 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 48 | Manganese nodules |
| NERO99-1343 | 25.4667 | 142.9611 | -3197 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 48 | Manganese with volcanic glass and foraminifera |
| NERO99-1349 | 25.0417 | 142.7917 | -2970 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 48 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1396 | 21.7542 | 143.7125 | -1913 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 49 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1406 | 21.4458 | 143.5833 | -3094 | 1899-10-29 | Volcanic mud | Nodule | Page 49 | Manganese concretions |
| NERO99-1496 | 13.6417 | 145.6625 | -4179 | 1899-11-30 | Volcanic mud | Coating | Page 51 | Manganese and foraminifera |
| NERO99-1522 | 16.0611 | 147.7250 | -5221 | 1899-11-30 | Red clay | Nodule | Page 51 | Concretions of clay and manganese |
| NERO99-1538 | 15.7000 | 148.8333 | -3127 | 1899-11-30 | Globigerina ooze | Coating | Page 52 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1572 | 15.9833 | 151.9250 | -3127 | 1899-11-30 | Globigerina ooze | Coating | Page 52 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1704 | 21.3500 | 162.7000 | -3436 | 1899-11-30 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 54 | Large manganese nodule |
| NERO99-1746 | 21.7250 | 163.2292 | -3608 | 1899-11-30 | Globigerina ooze | Coating | Page 55 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1866 | 28.1167 | 177.3708 | -2749 | 1900-01-01 | Globigerina ooze | Coating | Page 56 | Manganese |
| NERO99-1952 | 25.8667 | -167.1875 | -4905 | 1900-01-17 | Red clay | Coating | Page 58 | Manganese |
| NERO99-2048 | 21.8792 | -158.1222 | -2712 | 1900-01-27 | Coral sand | Nodule | Page 59 | A small manganese concretion |
| NERO99-2056 | 21.7556 | -158.6500 | -989 | 1900-01-28 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 59 | Large manganese concretion |
| NERO99-2067 | 21.1750 | -157.9500 | -591 | 1900-01-29 | Globigerina ooze | Nodule | Page 59 | Manganese nodules. |