Shipboard Scientific Party (1959): Annotated record of the detailed examination of Mn deposits from VEMA 15 Expedition stations [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.857784, Supplement to: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (1959): Expedition VEMA 15. Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University, New York, unpublished, 26 pp, https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/curator/data/vema/vm15/vm15_summary.pdf
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Abstract:
The cores and dredges described in this report were taken during the VEMA 15 Expedition from October 1958 until July 1959 by the Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University from the R/V Vema. A total of 410 cores and dredges were recovered and are available at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory for sampling and study.
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:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (1959): Core descriptions of Mn deposits of Vema cruise VM15. Lamont Geological Observatory, Columbia University, New York, unpublished, 60 pp, hdl:10013/epic.46752.d002
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: -23.784037 * Median Longitude: -67.801074 * South-bound Latitude: -58.480000 * West-bound Longitude: -87.367000 * North-bound Latitude: 27.900000 * East-bound Longitude: -31.808300
Date/Time Start: 1958-11-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1959-07-06T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.00 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 9.88 m
Event(s):
V15-003PD * Latitude: -54.183300 * Longitude: -62.600000 * Date/Time: 1959-03-07T00:00:00 * Elevation: -402.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: V15 * Basis: Vema * 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1989 NOAA-NCEI compiled the NOAA-MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database from journal articles, technical reports and unpublished sources from other institutions.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 | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 2 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 3 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 4 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 5 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | ||
| 6 | Method/Device of event | Method/Device | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 7 | Sample ID | Sample ID | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 8 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | Geocode | |
| 9 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | ||
| 10 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | ||
| 11 | Position | Position | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 12 | Deposit type | Deposit type | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 13 | Quantity of deposit | Quantity | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 14 | Size | Size | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 15 | Substrate type | Substrate | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 16 | Sediment type | Sediment | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 17 | Comment | Comment | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory | |||
| 18 | Description | Description | Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory |
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698 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Date/Time | 3 Latitude | 4 Longitude | 5 Elevation [m] | 6 Method/Device | 7 Sample ID | 8 Depth sed [m] | 9 Depth top [m] | 10 Depth bot [m] | 11 Position | 12 Deposit type | 13 Quantity | 14 Size | 15 Substrate | 16 Sediment | 17 Comment | 18 Description |
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| V15-95SBT | 1959-02-20 | -50.7666 | -67.4666 | -91 | Trawl net | V15-95SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Coarse | Calcareous encrusted pebbles | Manganese nodular type concretions | ||
| V15-8 | 1958-11-09 | 10.1830 | -78.5000 | -1798 | Piston corer | V15-8-1 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | 0.1 cm | Silty clay | Brown silty calcareous clay containing about 10% forams, becoming generally lighter with depth. Top 10 cm a disturbed gray and light brown mixture. Manganese appears to constitute an important part of the silt fraction. | A 1mm manganese nodule appearing at 14 cm. | |
| V15-30 | 1958-12-01 | 4.2500 | -85.1000 | -3266 | Piston corer | V15-30-1 | 8.39 | 8.38 | 8.39 | Buried | Mn nodule | 2 | Clay | Clay, dark grayish-green with purple tint. Color is mottled. Contains foraminifera. | Two possible incipient manganese nodules occur at 838 and 839 cm. | ||
| V15-40 | 1958-12-11 | -11.0800 | -82.5200 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-40-1 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.34 | Buried | Mn nodule | 2 | Small | Clay | Grey-brown clay. Color is graded and changed by iron oxide stains from the core pipe. Section reworked by large burrowers. | Five 'proto-manganese nodules about pea size occur in a chain at 234 cm. | |
| V15-40 | 1958-12-11 | -11.0800 | -82.5200 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-40-2 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 6.12 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | Fragment | Clay | Greyish-buff clay. Inconspicuous burrow mottling. | A shattered and semi-consolidated manganese nodule | |
| V15-40 | 1958-12-11 | -11.0800 | -82.5200 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-40-3 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 6.12 | In sediment | Mn grain | Several | Clay | Greyish-buff clay. Inconspicuous burrow mottling. | Mn grains + clay occur between 602 and 612 cm. | ||
| V15-40 | 1958-12-11 | -11.0800 | -82.5200 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-40-4 | 8.80 | 8.80 | 8.80 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | Fragment | Clay | Includes several clay zones differentiated by color varying from light buff to medium grey-buff. All burrowed. | There is a piece of manganese nodule alongside at 880 cm, probably in situ. | |
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-1 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.06 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | Up to 2.0 cm | Clay | Dark yellowish brown lutite (10 YR 4/2) with minute disseminations of manganese. | There are some manganese nodules (largest about 2 cm. in diameter) within the bottom 6 cms. | |
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-2 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.14 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Many | Clay | Clay marked by several layers showing color change. Burrowing is very evident throughout. | There are numerous micronodules and minute disseminations of manganese. | ||
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-3 | 1.60 | 1.48 | 1.72 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Few | Clay | Moderate yellowish brown (10 YR 5/4) clay burrowed with a very pale orange (10 YR 8/2) clay in the upper 5 cm. | Very minor disseminations of manganese micronodules throughout. | ||
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-4 | 2.09 | 1.72 | 2.45 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Dusky yellowish brown (10 YR 2/2) clay mottled with moderate yellowish brown (10 YR 5/4) clay. The dark color (manganese rich) increases toward the bottom. | Manganese micronodules are disseminated throughout, but increase markedly toward the bottom. | ||
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-5 | 2.47 | 2.45 | 2.48 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Dark yellowish orange (10 YR 6/6 ) to moderate yellowish brown (10 YR 4/2 ) lutite | Moderately dense nodules and micronodules of manganese. | ||
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-6 | 3.42 | 3.37 | 3.47 | Buried | Mn staining | Several | Clay | Pale yellowish brown (10 YR 6/2) to grayish orange (10 YR 7/k) to yellowish gray (5 I 7/2) clay. | Manganese filled burrows are present in the upper 10 cm. | ||
| V15-44A | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Piston corer | V15-44A-7 | 4.30 | 3.54 | 5.05 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | Clay | Pale yellowish brown (10 YR 6/2) to grayish orange (10 YR 7/k) to yellowish gray (5 I 7/2) clay. | Nodules of manganese are present at 354 cm., 362 cm., 384 cm., 386 cm., 388 cm., 393 cm. and 505 cm. | ||
| V15-45 | 1958-12-23 | -11.2000 | -84.8000 | -4459 | Piston corer | V15-45-1 | 7.32 | 7.30 | 7.35 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Grayish black (N2) manganiferous clay, with light yellowish orange and dark yellowish brown (10 YR 6/2). | Manganese occurs as micronodules surrounding clays of the two colors mentioned above. | ||
| V15-45 | 1958-12-23 | -11.2000 | -84.8000 | -4459 | Piston corer | V15-45-2 | 7.40 | 7.35 | 7.45 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Few | Clay | Moderate reddish brown (10 R U/6 ) clay becoming darker towards the bottom | Micronodules of manganese scattered | ||
| V15-45 | 1958-12-23 | -11.2000 | -84.8000 | -4459 | Piston corer | V15-45-3 | 8.54 | 8.50 | 8.58 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Many | Clay | A dark reddish brown (10 R 3/4) clay breccia with mottlings of moderate reddish brown (10 R 4/6 ) clay. | Abundant disseminated manganese specks | ||
| V15-45 | 1958-12-23 | -11.2000 | -84.8000 | -4459 | Piston corer | V15-45-4 | 9.02 | 8.97 | 9.07 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | Up to 1.0 cm | Clay | A dark reddish brown (10 R 3/4) clay breccia with mottlings of moderate reddish brown (10 R 4/6 ) clay. | The final 10 cm. grade into a grayish brown (5 YR 3/2) clay with darker manganiferous nodules having a diameter of less than 1 cm. | |
| V15-47 | 1958-12-26 | -17.3000 | -80.5300 | -4643 | Piston corer | V15-47-1 | 3.53 | 1.75 | 5.30 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Predominantly dark yellowish brown (10 YR 4/2) clay with varying amounts of silt and with minor disseminations of manganese and local pockets of manganese enrichment. | In places there appears to be some displacement of manganese micronodules that may be caused by burrowing. | ||
| V15-47 | 1958-12-26 | -17.3000 | -80.5300 | -4643 | Piston corer | V15-47-2 | 9.88 | 9.80 | 9.96 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Pale yellowish brown clay | Manganese micronodules disseminated throughout as is white ash. | ||
| V15-48 | 1958-12-28 | -23.0700 | -75.1500 | -4395 | Piston corer | V15-48-1 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | 3.0x4.0 cm | Clay | Clay, dark brownish-tan, soft, siliceous, with less than 3% carbonate. No foraminifera, but some diatom frustules occur. | One large nodule of manganese (3-4 cm. in diameter) present at 15 cm | |
| V15-48 | 1958-12-28 | -23.0700 | -75.1500 | -4395 | Piston corer | V15-48-2 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | 3.0x4.0 cm | Clay | Clay, dark brownish-tan, soft, siliceous, with less than 3% carbonate. No foraminifera, but some diatom frustules occur. | One large nodule of manganese (3-4 cm. in diameter) present at 25 cm | |
| V15-48 | 1958-12-28 | -23.0700 | -75.1500 | -4395 | Piston corer | V15-48-3 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.51 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Clay, dark brownish-tan, soft, siliceous, with less than 3% carbonate. No foraminifera, but some diatom frustules occur. | Ashy materials composed of micaceous flakes and manganese micronodules occur throughout. Concentration of manganese due to burrowing action occurs at the top. | ||
| V15-77SBT | 1958-12-21 | -8.6167 | -84.6833 | -4358 | Trawl net | V15-77SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Mn nodules, rocks and organic material | ||||
| V15-79SBT | 1958-12-23 | -11.2000 | -85.8000 | -4460 | Dredge | V15-79SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Mn nodules | ||||
| V15-80SBT | 1958-12-24 | -12.8500 | -84.4666 | -4640 | Trawl net | V15-80SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Manganese nodules | ||||
| V15-81SBT | 1958-12-26 | -17.2917 | -80.5333 | -4627 | Trawl net | V15-81SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Manganese nodules | ||||
| V15-82SBT | 1958-12-28 | -23.0666 | -75.1500 | -4406 | Trawl net | V15-82SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | 3 | 3 manganese nodules | ||||
| V15-66 | 1959-01-21 | -41.5300 | -72.9000 | -318 | Piston corer | V15-66-1 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 0.1-0.5 cm | Clay | Olive green clay with fine shadings of browns and greys. Burrow mottling is common though not always easily visible. | Several little manganese nodules ( 1 - 5 mm) occur at two different levels, 315 cm and 330 cm. | |
| V15-66 | 1959-01-21 | -41.5300 | -72.9000 | -318 | Piston corer | V15-66-2 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 0.1-0.5 cm | Clay | Olive green clay with fine shadings of browns and greys. Burrow mottling is common though not always easily visible. | Several little manganese nodules ( 1 - 5 mm) occur at two different levels, 315 cm and 330 cm. | |
| V15-003PD | 1959-03-07 | -54.1833 | -62.6000 | -402 | Dredge | V15-003PD-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | 1 | Core; mudstone | Igneous rocks include a hornblende granite, some basalts, a very weathered granite, and some quartz pebbles. Sedimentary rocks include cryptocrystalline limestones, sandstones with calcareous cement, a siltstone and a white mudstone, oxidized mn nodule. | |||
| V15-101 | 1959-03-02 | -56.2200 | -63.8800 | -4153 | Piston corer | V15-101-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | 3.0 cm | Sand | Light greenish-brown silty fine sand containing numerous flecks of glassy substance(volcanic ash?) scattered throughout | Almost entirely Mn nodules up to 3cm in diameter | |
| V15-101 | 1959-03-02 | -56.2200 | -63.8800 | -4153 | Piston corer | V15-101-2 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.50 | Buried | Mn nodule | 3 | Up to 5.0 cm | Sand | Light greenish-brown silty fine sand containing numerous flecks of glassy substance(volcanic ash?) scattered throughout | Three Mn nodules embedded in silty fine sand (same as layer above) largest nodule 5cm. in diameter | |
| V15-101 | 1959-03-02 | -56.2200 | -63.8800 | -4153 | Piston corer | V15-101-3 | 1.31 | 1.31 | 1.31 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | 2.0 cm | Silt | Light brown clayey silt. Top of section distinct layer MnO2, 1-2cm. thick. | Mn nodule 2cm. maximum diameter at 131cm. | |
| V15-101 | 1959-03-02 | -56.2200 | -63.8800 | -4153 | Piston corer | V15-101-4 | 2.06 | 1.84 | 2.28 | Buried | Mn nodule | Many | 2.0 cm | Silt | Light brown silt | Containing numerous Mn nodules. Nodules up to 2cm. in diameter. | |
| V15-101 | 1959-03-02 | -56.2200 | -63.8800 | -4153 | Piston corer | V15-101-5 | 3.27 | 3.20 | 3.34 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 1.0-5.0 cm | Silt | Light brown silt | A large Mn nodule about 5cm. in diameter. Other Mn nodules less than 1cm. in diameter. | |
| V15-119SBT | 1959-03-17 | -57.0666 | -61.4166 | -3957 | Trawl net | V15-119SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn crust | Several | 1.0 cm thick | Pebble; basat, granite, rhyolite | Mn pebbles, gravel and coarse sand. Dredge basalt, granite, trachyte, and clay pebbles and cobbles, some of which were Mn-coated. The Mn crust was approximately 1 mm thick on the side sampled and only a thin polish on the opposite side, in Moore, 1973 | ||
| V15-120SBT | 1959-03-20 | -57.5383 | -55.1433 | -4067 | Trawl net | V15-120SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn crust | Several | Pebble; felsic | Rocks (volcanic) and manganese felsite pebbles | |||
| V15-122SBT | 1959-03-24 | -52.1800 | -49.0733 | -2523 | Trawl net | V15-122SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Fe-Mn coating | Several | Gravel | Sand | Coarse sand | Hematite coated gravel | |
| V15-125SBT | 1959-03-27 | -49.3533 | -47.7433 | -5040 | Trawl net | V15-125SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Manganes nodules. Nodule, Willis 1962 | ||||
| V15-129 | 1959-03-17 | -57.0700 | -61.4200 | -3950 | Piston corer | V15-129-1 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.10 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 0.4-2.5 cm | Core; basaly, rhyolite | Silt | Greenish-tan foraminiferal, fine sandy, gritty silt | A concentration of fairly well-rounded pebbles (4 to 25 mm) within the top 10 cm of the material (~2 dozen). Pebbles consist of several lithologies, among these a probable rhyolite porphyry others basaltic. Interpreted as nodule in core, Cronan 1975. |
| V15-130 | 1959-03-18 | -57.8500 | -60.1500 | -3477 | Piston corer | V15-130-1 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 1.5 cm up to large | Core; volcanic glass | Silt | Tannish beige, very fine sandy silt, slightly tanner than overlying layer. | Larger Mn encrusted pebbles appear at 45 cm . These are generally crystalline, possibly trachyte or rhyolite glass. Several sub-angular manganese nodules, approximately 15 mm in diameter, are also present at this level. |
| V15-130 | 1959-03-18 | -57.8500 | -60.1500 | -3477 | Piston corer | V15-130-2 | 0.84 | 0.45 | 1.23 | Buried | Mn crust | Several | Fragment | Silt | Tannish beige, very fine sandy silt, slightly tanner than overlying layer. | Occasional pebbles and chip fragments of Mn are mixed through the silty material; average size about 2 to 8 mm. | |
| V15-131 | 1959-03-19 | -58.4800 | -59.1300 | -3823 | Piston corer | V15-131-1 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 8.40 | Buried | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Uniform ten, smooth clay except near the top where Burrow mottling evident throughout much of the core. | Mn nodules less than 5 mm. in size are scattered-throughout the core. | ||
| V15-131 | 1959-03-19 | -58.4800 | -59.1300 | -3823 | Piston corer | V15-131-2 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 | Buried | Mn coating | 1 | 4.5 cm | Pebble | Clay | Uniform ten, smooth clay except near the top where Burrow mottling evident throughout much of the core. | An ice rafted pebble pebble 4.5cm. in diameter occurs at 92cm. This pebble has thin coating of Mn and several other Mn nodules adhere to the pebble. These are less than 5mm in diameter. |
| V15-131 | 1959-03-19 | -58.4800 | -59.1300 | -3823 | Piston corer | V15-131-3 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25 | Buried | Mn coating | 1 | Small | Pebble | Clay | Uniform ten, smooth clay except near the top where Burrow mottling evident throughout much of the core. | Small dark colored angular pebble occurs at 225cm. |
| V15-131 | 1959-03-19 | -58.4800 | -59.1300 | -3823 | Piston corer | V15-131-4 | 7.78 | 7.78 | 7.78 | Buried | Mn coating | 1 | Small | Pebble | Clay | Uniform ten, smooth clay except near the top where Burrow mottling evident throughout much of the core. | Small dark colored angular pebble occurs at 778cm. |
| V15-135 | 1959-03-22 | -54.7700 | -52.0300 | -3952 | Piston corer | V15-135-1 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.23 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | 3.0 cm | Core; pebble | Clay | Tan soft foraminiferal clay. No obvious burrowing | Single larg. Mn nodule with a pebble 2-3cm. in diameter comprising its nucleus. Coating of manganese is 2.5cm. thick at its maximum. |
| V15-135 | 1959-03-22 | -54.7700 | -52.0300 | -3952 | Piston corer | V15-135-2 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.46 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | Fragment | Core | Clay | Tan soft foraminiferal clay. No obvious burrowing | Half of a Mn nodule that completely fills the core pipe. Thickness of Mn coating atleast 2cm. Nucleus of nodule not contained in the core. |
| V15-136 | 1959-03-24 | -52.1800 | -49.0800 | -2514 | Piston corer | V15-136-1 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 3.5 cm | Silt | Light greyish-tan silt, quite homogeneous | Concentration of nodules these appear at 150 cm., one 3.5 cm. | |
| V15-136 | 1959-03-24 | -52.1800 | -49.0800 | -2514 | Piston corer | V15-136-2 | 2.85 | 2.83 | 2.87 | In sediment | Mn rich layer | Silt | Light greyish-tan silt, quite homogeneous | Brown manganese staining from 283 to 287 cm. | |||
| V15-136 | 1959-03-24 | -52.1800 | -49.0800 | -2514 | Piston corer | V15-136-3 | 3.85 | 3.75 | 3.95 | Buried | Mn nodule | 2 | 7.0 cm | Silt | Light greyish-tan silt, quite homogeneous | Large 7.0 cm. manganese nodules (2) | |
| V15-136 | 1959-03-24 | -52.1800 | -49.0800 | -2514 | Piston corer | V15-136-4 | 7.17 | 6.99 | 7.35 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | Silt | Light greyish-tan silt, quite homogeneous | Manganese nodules concentrated between 699 and 710 cm and at 720 cm | ||
| V15-138 | 1959-03-26 | -49.5800 | -48.0800 | -2725 | Piston corer | V15-138-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | 1 | 8.0 cm | Core; gray-wacke | Silt | Brownish-tan, poorly sorted, silty quartzose sand with intermixed foraminifera tests | Large brown manganese nodule > 8.0 cm. in diameter . Nucleus of this nodule is a 25 mm, subangular arenaceous (arkosic gray-wacke) pebble. |
| V15-138 | 1959-03-26 | -49.5800 | -48.0800 | -2725 | Piston corer | V15-138-2 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.35 | Buried | Mn crust | Several | Fragment | Silt | Brownish-tan, poorly sorted, silty quartzose sand with intermixed foraminifera tests | Dark brown manganese chunks | |
| V15-138 | 1959-03-26 | -49.5800 | -48.0800 | -2725 | Piston corer | V15-138-2 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.35 | Buried | Mn coating | Several | Pebble; basalt | Silt | Brownish-tan, poorly sorted, silty quartzose sand with intermixed foraminifera tests | Manganese coated pebbles (basaltic, fine grained and glassy), manganese cemented silty sediment,and nodules. Relative shortness of core assumed due to manganese coated pebbels which may have resisted core pipe penetration | |
| V15-144 | 1959-04-02 | -41.6200 | -54.4000 | -4797 | Piston corer | V15-144-1 | 1.65 | 0.00 | 3.30 | In sediment | Mn grain | Many | Clay | Dull mustard brown clay trending to darker blue greenish going downward. | Manganese specks are common throughout. | ||
| V15-135SBT | 1959-04-29 | -20.9833 | -31.8083 | -4301 | Trawl net | V15-135SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | Core; igneous, metamorphic | Brown manganese coated. Well developed nodules about 20% with rock centers. Remainder are thinly coated with manganese and have no, or few, nobby incrustations. 70% igneous, 10% metamorphic, 15% sedimentary. | |||
| V15-160 | 1959-04-27 | -26.3500 | -34.6000 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-160-1 | 1.63 | 1.63 | 1.63 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | 0.8 cm | Clay | Brownish silty clay, burrowed abundantly, salted with manganese grains in varying amounts, mottled by patches of oxidized material, apparently no forams. | Contains a few manganese nodules (several about 8 mm in size at 163 cm) | |
| V15-160 | 1959-04-27 | -26.3500 | -34.6000 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-160-2 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 3.15 | Buried | Mn nodule | 3 | 2.0 cm | Clay | Brownish silty clay, burrowed abundantly, salted with manganese grains in varying amounts, mottled by patches of oxidized material, apparently no forams. | Two or three manganese nodules about 2 cm in size at 311-315 cm, ( removed by Professor Keith from Penn State) | |
| V15-160 | 1959-04-27 | -26.3500 | -34.6000 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-160-3 | 3.88 | 3.87 | 3.89 | Buried | Mn nodule | 1 | Clay | Brownish silty clay, burrowed abundantly, salted with manganese grains in varying amounts, mottled by patches of oxidized material, apparently no forams. | One at Mn nodule at 387-389 cm | ||
| V15-160 | 1959-04-27 | -26.3500 | -34.6000 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-160-4 | 3.97 | 3.94 | 3.99 | Buried | Mn crust | Many | Consolidated ash | Clay | Brownish silty clay, burrowed abundantly, salted with manganese grains in varying amounts, mottled by patches of oxidized material, apparently no forams. | A mass of manganese rubble at 394-399 cm, within which is a lighter material which might well be an altered ash layer | |
| V15-160 | 1959-04-27 | -26.3500 | -34.6000 | -4468 | Piston corer | V15-160-5 | 3.97 | 3.94 | 3.99 | Buried | Mn coating | Thin | Shark tooth | Clay | Brownish silty clay, burrowed abundantly, salted with manganese grains in varying amounts, mottled by patches of oxidized material, apparently no forams. | The 394-399 cm layer also contains a one cm long, thinly manganese coated, sharks' tooth | |
| V15-151SBT | 1959-06-12 | 20.3550 | -66.4000 | -5722 | Trawl net | V15-151SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | Up to 4.5 cm | Sand | Fine quartzose sand. | Black manganese nodules. Sample consists of many broken and unbroken manganese nodules up to 45 mm. long. | |
| V15-187 | 1959-06-07 | 21.5670 | -67.1000 | -5293 | Piston corer | V15-187-1 | 7.69 | 7.64 | 7.74 | Buried | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Tannish-brown, well burrowed clay. Carbonate content around 35-40% | Micronodules of manganese were observed throughout. | ||
| V15-187 | 1959-06-07 | 21.5670 | -67.1000 | -5293 | Piston corer | V15-187-2 | 9.72 | 9.11 | 10.32 | Buried | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Brown clay with apparently total lack of foraminifera and very low carbonate content (about 2%) | Micronodules of manganese scattered throughout | ||
| V15-188 | 1959-06-10 | 20.3830 | -66.1000 | -5786 | Piston corer | V15-188-1 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 1.41 | Buried | Mn micronodule | Several | Clay | Clay, moderate yellowish-brown (5YR4/4). Foraminifera content at top of layer practically nil. | Quartz and manganese micronodules present. | ||
| V15-188 | 1959-06-10 | 20.3830 | -66.1000 | -5786 | Piston corer | V15-188-2 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | Buried | Mn rich layer | Clay | Clay, moderate yellowish-brown (5YR4/4). Foraminifera content at top of layer practically nil. | Manganese laminae occur between 32-34 cm | |||
| V15-188 | 1959-06-10 | 20.3830 | -66.1000 | -5786 | Piston corer | V15-188-3 | 0.65 | 0.40 | 0.90 | Buried | Mn rich layer | Clay | Clay, moderate yellowish-brown (5YR4/4). Foraminifera content at top of layer practically nil. | Between 40-90 cm. the laminae of manganese are very pronounced | |||
| V15-197 | 1959-07-03 | 27.3170 | -76.6500 | -1748 | Piston corer | V15-197-1 | 0.24 | 0.22 | 0.26 | Buried | Mn micronodule | Few | Ooze | Light tan foraminiferal ooze poorly consolidated and highly calcareous | Some nodules from 22-26 cm | ||
| V15-197 | 1959-07-03 | 27.3170 | -76.6500 | -1748 | Piston corer | V15-197-2 | 0.42 | 0.28 | 0.56 | Buried | Mn crust | Several | Consolidated clay | Ooze | Calcareous foraminiferal ooze finer grained than top layer and mixed with some pebbles. | Some calcareous clay occurs as compact pebble-sized concentrations cemented with manganese. | |
| V15-202 | 1959-07-06 | 27.9000 | -76.6000 | -3197 | Piston corer | V15-202-1 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.11 | Buried | Mn nodule | Several | Up to 3.0x2.x1.5 cm | Clay | Yellowish-gray (5 Y 7/2), blocky foraminiferal clay. Mixed with chalky, friable limestone fragments. | Dark bluish-black manganese nodules ranging up to 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm. in size | |
| V15-202 | 1959-07-06 | 27.9000 | -76.6000 | -3197 | Piston corer | V15-202-2 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.57 | Buried | Mn micronodule | Few | Clay | Yellowish-gray (5 Y 7/2), blocky foraminiferal clay | 10% manganese nodules and micronodules | ||
| V15-61SBT | 1958-12-01 | 4.2500 | -85.1000 | -3266 | Dredge | V15-61SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | Several | Manganese nodules | ||||
| V15-78SBT | 1958-12-22 | -9.5170 | -87.3670 | -4276 | Dredge | V15-78SBT-1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Surface | Mn nodule | 2 | Small | 2 small Mn nodules |