Merrifield, R (1969): Observation of manganese deposits in the Blake Plateau, Florida and Caribbean sea areas [dataset]. U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.855398
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Abstract:
Designed by the Westinghouse Corporation in collaboration with Jacques Cousteau, DEEPSTAR-4000 is a deep diving research vehicle based on Captain Cousteau's DIVING SAUCER. An evaluation of DEEPSTAR's operational performance at sea is presented in this report through a description of typical dive procedures and the actual NAVOCEANO dive results.
Related to:
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
Merrifield, R (1969): Undersea Studies with the Deep Research Vehicle DEEPSTAR-4000. U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington D.C., USA, IR 69-15, 93 pp, https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD0855886
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
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 25.820833 * Median Longitude: -80.177500 * South-bound Latitude: 16.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -86.866667 * North-bound Latitude: 32.003333 * East-bound Longitude: -77.285000
Date/Time Start: 1967-11-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1967-11-19T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
DPSTR-03 * Latitude: 32.003333 * Longitude: -78.510000 * Date/Time: 1967-11-09T00:00:00 * Elevation: -457.0 m * Location: Blake Plateau, Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: ST1967 * Basis: Search Tide * Method/Device: Submersible Deepstar-4000 (DS4000) * Comment: US Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO)
DPSTR-04 * Latitude: 31.341667 * Longitude: -77.286667 * Date/Time: 1967-11-19T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1130.0 m * Location: Blake Plateau, Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: ST1967 * Basis: Search Tide * Method/Device: Submersible Deepstar-4000 (DS4000) * Comment: US Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO)
DPSTR-05 * Latitude: 31.355000 * Longitude: -77.285000 * Date/Time: 1967-11-19T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1100.0 m * Location: Blake Plateau, Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: ST1967 * Basis: Search Tide * Method/Device: Submersible Deepstar-4000 (DS4000) * Comment: US Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO)
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 | Merrifield, R | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Merrifield, R | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Merrifield, R | |||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Merrifield, R | ||
| 5 | Identification | ID | Merrifield, R | |||
| 6 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Merrifield, R | Geocode | |
| 7 | Position | Position | Merrifield, R | Visual description | ||
| 8 | Deposit type | Deposit type | Merrifield, R | |||
| 9 | Quantity of deposit | Quantity | Merrifield, R | |||
| 10 | Size | Size | Merrifield, R | |||
| 11 | Substrate type | Substrate | Merrifield, R | |||
| 12 | Sediment type | Sediment | Merrifield, R | |||
| 13 | Comment | Comment | Merrifield, R | |||
| 14 | Description | Description | Merrifield, R |
License:
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Size:
77 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Elevation [m] | 5 ID | 6 Depth sed [m] | 7 Position | 8 Deposit type | 9 Quantity | 10 Size | 11 Substrate | 12 Sediment | 13 Comment | 14 Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPSTR-03 | 32.0033 | -78.5100 | -457 | DPSTR-03-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn-P2O5 slab | Many | 0.5-1.0 m and 20.0-30.0 cm thick | P2O5 coating on Mn slab | Globigerina sand | Unconsolidated globigerina-pteropod sand | Tabular manganese slabs are concentrated at the crests of sand waves. Brown phosphate coating is apparent. Thin laminas (<1 cm) of brown phosphate separate thicker layers of black manganese. |
| DPSTR-04 | 31.3417 | -77.2867 | -1130 | DPSTR-04-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | 8.0 cm | Globigerina sand | Unconsolidated globigerina-pteropod sand | Manganese nodules up to 8 cm in diameter are concentrated in slightly elevated, 30-cm wide windrows. Friable. Highly weathered and oxidized crust. Interior slightly less weathered and oxidized. Typical onion structure of mid-depth Fe-Mn nodules | |
| DPSTR-04 | 31.3417 | -77.2867 | -1130 | DPSTR-04-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn-P2O5 nodule | Several | Globigerina sand | Unconsolidated globigerina-pteropod sand | Friable phosphate nodules. (Depth 3600 feet) withFrancolite and iron manganese minerals. | ||
| DPSTR-05 | 31.3550 | -77.2850 | -1100 | DPSTR-05-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | Globigerina sand | Unconsolidated globigerina-pteropod sand | The bottom is blanketed with a concentration of manganese nodules interspersed with globigerina-pteropod sand. Occasional thick accumulations of sand appear as large ripple-marked patches overlying the manganese nodules. | ||
| DPSTR-05 | 31.3550 | -77.2850 | -1100 | DPSTR-05-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn-P2O5 nodule | Several | Globigerina sand | Unconsolidated globigerina-pteropod sand | Phosphate nodules. (Depth 3700 feet) Friable. Predominant mineral is francolite. Significant iron-manganese minerals present. | ||
| DPSTR-06 | 23.9750 | -80.5000 | -777 | DPSTR-06-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn staining | Several | Rock; calcarenite | Sand | Coarse, light-colored, well-compacted sand | Sample 6a: Calcarenite. (Depth 2550 feet) Slightly weathered. Minor manganese staining. | |
| DPSTR-07 | 20.2500 | -86.8667 | -762 | DPSTR-07-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock; Oolitic limestone | Sand | Coarse sand | Black escarpment with sand accumulation. Sample 7a: Oolitic limestone. (Depth 2500 feet) Dense. Slightly weathered. Thin manganese coating with Fe-Mn staining or replacement throughout. | |
| DPSTR-07 | 20.2500 | -86.8667 | -762 | DPSTR-07-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | Sand | Coarse sand | Black escarpment with sand accumulation. Above an outcrop approximately 25 percent of the 30 degree slope was covered with manganese nodules - the remainder by coarse sand. | ||
| DPSTR-09 | 16.0000 | -80.6167 | -490 | DPSTR-09-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn staining | Several | Rock; calcarenite | Silt | Light-colored silty unconsolidated sediment | At 1800 feet, low limestone outcrops with some manganese replacement were seen with ripple marks in the depressions between the outcrops. Sample 9c: Calcarenite. (Depth 1350 feet) Moderately weathered. Considerable Mn staining. | |
| DPSTR-09 | 16.0000 | -80.6167 | -490 | DPSTR-09-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn staining | 1 | Coral | Silt | Light-colored silty unconsolidated sediment | Sample 9b: Coral. (Depth 1600 feet) Slightly weathered. Minor iron and/ or manganese staining. |