Ewing, Maurice; Shipley, Thomas H; Connary, Stephen D (1973): (Table 1, Pages 189-191) Physical characteristics of manganese nodules collected in the Atlantic Ocean during cruise RC15 (R/V Robert D. Conrad) in the vicinity of the Nares Abyssal Plain [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.860236, Supplement to: Ewing, M et al. (1973): Intensive survey of a manganese nodule region in the North Atlantic Ocean. In: Phase I Report - Inter-University Program of Research on Ferromanganese Deposits of the Ocean Floor. Seabed Assessment Program, IDOE, NSF, Washington D.C., USA, 187-215, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005761114
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Abstract:
Intensive surveys were made in an abyssal hill province in the North Atlantic at the northeast edge of the Nares Abyssal Plain, where the general conditions favorable for the formation of manganese nodules prevail, i.e., deep water (2600-3300 fm) and low rate of sediment accumulation. Typically, manganese nodules were observed to be abundant in one spot, and just a short distance away, under conditions which seemed to be the same, the ocean floor was completely devoid of nodules. Efforts to develop effective surveying techniques were very successful, particularly use of Kennecott grabbers and a new PINGERPROBE technique in conjunction with satellite navigation.
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: -42.618029 * Median Longitude: -63.373294 * South-bound Latitude: -65.090000 * West-bound Longitude: -141.200000 * North-bound Latitude: -15.000000 * East-bound Longitude: -13.230000
Date/Time Start: 1971-11-04T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1972-02-16T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
RC15-29 * Latitude: -15.000000 * Longitude: -130.000000 * Campaign: RC15 * Basis: Robert Conrad * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC) * Comment: position uncertain
RC15-30 * Latitude: -23.510000 * Longitude: -141.200000 * Date/Time: 1971-11-04T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4546.0 m * Recovery: 7.69 m * Campaign: RC15 * Basis: Robert Conrad * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
RC15-34 * Latitude: -27.000000 * Longitude: -131.400000 * Date/Time: 1971-11-07T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4056.0 m * Recovery: 1.75 m * Campaign: RC15 * Basis: Robert Conrad * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
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 | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 4 | Comment of event | Comment | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 5 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Ewing, Maurice | ||
| 6 | Method/Device of event | Method/Device | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 7 | Identification | ID | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 8 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Ewing, Maurice | Geocode | |
| 9 | Position | Position | Ewing, Maurice | Visual description | ||
| 10 | Deposit type | Deposit type | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 11 | Quantity of deposit | Quantity | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 12 | Nodules | Nodules | # | Ewing, Maurice | size >16 mm | |
| 13 | Nodules | Nodules | # | Ewing, Maurice | size 16-64 mm | |
| 14 | Nodules | Nodules | # | Ewing, Maurice | size 64-126 mm | |
| 15 | Substrate type | Substrate | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 16 | Shape | Shape | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 17 | Description | Description | Ewing, Maurice | |||
| 18 | Uniform resource locator/link to image | URL image | Ewing, Maurice |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
281 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Comment | 5 Elevation [m] | 6 Method/Device | 7 ID | 8 Depth sed [m] | 9 Position | 10 Deposit type | 11 Quantity | 12 Nodules [#] (size >16 mm) | 13 Nodules [#] (size 16-64 mm) | 14 Nodules [#] (size 64-126 mm) | 15 Substrate | 16 Shape | 17 Description | 18 URL image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC15-29 | -15.000 | -130.000 | position uncertain | Piston corer | RC15-29-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 3 | 1 | Cauliflower (1) | 1 Mn nodule with 2 fragments | |||||
| RC15-30 | -23.510 | -141.200 | -4546 | Piston corer | RC15-30-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn crust | 1 | 1 | 1 Small Mn crust, 10 mm3 | ||||||
| RC15-34 | -27.000 | -131.400 | -4056 | Piston corer | RC15-34-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 36 | 4 | 32 | Oblate (3), Sphere (1), Discoid (2), Multiform (10), Cauliflower (10), Prolate (1), Slab (1), Pyramidal (9) | 36 Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-38 | -27.090 | -129.400 | -3871 | Piston corer | RC15-38-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 1 | 1 | Sphere (1) | 1 Mn nodule | |||||
| RC15-42 | -25.980 | -117.300 | -3601 | Piston corer | RC15-42-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 4 | 1 | 3 | Discoid (1), Multiform (3) | 4 Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-42 | -25.980 | -117.300 | -3601 | Piston corer | RC15-42-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | 1 | Tooth; shark | 1 shark's tooth | ||||||
| RC15-43 | -26.380 | -113.200 | -2595 | Piston corer | RC15-43-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 40 | 1 | 35 | 5 | Sphere (25), Multiform (2), Pyramidal (1) | 40 Mn nodules | hdl:10013/epic.47816.d001 | ||
| RC15-46 | -24.000 | -111.000 | position uncertain | Piston corer | RC15-46-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 50 | 2 | 48 | Oblate (10), Sphere (23), Discoid (2), Multiform (1), Prolate (1), Pyramidal (13) | Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-47 | -24.850 | -111.100 | -3045 | Piston corer | RC15-47-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn crust | 2 | Rock; calcareous? | 2 pieces of Mn crust | ||||||
| RC15-54 | -30.610 | -78.230 | -4169 | Piston corer | RC15-54-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 1 | 1 | 1 Mn nodule, 0.6x0.4x4.0 cm | ||||||
| RC15-68 | -63.340 | -72.480 | -4519 | Piston corer | RC15-60-8 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 40 | 30 | 10 | Irregular and angular | Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-68 | -63.340 | -72.480 | -4519 | Piston corer | RC15-68-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | >2 | Slab | Mn coated rock fragments | ||||||
| RC15-69 | -65.090 | -74.070 | -3771 | Piston corer | RC15-69-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 70 | 20 | 50 | Sphere (1), Discoid (1), Multiform (60), Slab (5), Pyramidal (2), Fragment (1) | About 70 nodules, the larger nodules are rough-surfaced, the smaller are smooth | ||||
| RC15-74 | -61.340 | -62.770 | -3477 | Piston corer | RC15-74-1 | 0 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | >2 | Some micronodules | |||||||
| RC15-75 | -60.280 | -62.280 | -3981 | Piston corer | RC15-75-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 7 | 1 | 6 | Irregular and angular (6), Slab (1) | 7 Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-79 | -52.920 | -60.460 | -472 | Piston corer | RC15-79-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 20 | 1 | 19 | Sphere (17), Slab (1), Pyramidal (2) | Mn nodules | hdl:10013/epic.47816.d002 | |||
| RC15-80 | -52.190 | -56.820 | -710 | Piston corer | RC15-80-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 15 | 15 | Sphere (15) | Mn nodules | hdl:10013/epic.47816.d003 | ||||
| RC15-81 | -52.430 | -52.440 | -3442 | Piston corer | RC15-81-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | >1 | >1 | Sphere | 2% Mn nodules less than 10 mm diameter | |||||
| RC15-82 | -52.400 | -49.190 | -3292 | Piston corer | RC15-82-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 2 | 2 | Multiform (2) | 2 Mn nodules | |||||
| RC15-84 | -50.480 | -44.720 | -1492 | Piston corer | RC15-84-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | >2 | >2 | Very angular | Several Mn nodules | |||||
| RC15-88 | -53.880 | -29.430 | -4665 | Piston corer | RC15-88-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 50 | 12 | 38 | Oblate (10), Sphere (15), Multiform (5), Slab (20) | 50 small Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-89 | -52.280 | -23.650 | -4773 | Piston corer | RC15-89-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 5 | 4 | 1 | Multiform (5) | 5 small Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-89 | -52.280 | -23.650 | -4773 | Piston corer | RC15-89-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | 1 | Tooth; shark | 1 shark's tooth | ||||||
| RC15-90 | -52.110 | -22.680 | -4825 | Piston corer | RC15-90-1 | 0 | In sediment | Mn micronodule | >1 | Few micronodules | |||||||
| RC15-91 | -49.920 | -15.570 | -3775 | Piston corer | RC15-91-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 3 | 3 | 3 small Mn nodules | ||||||
| RC15-93 | -46.100 | -13.230 | -2714 | Piston corer | RC15-93-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 100 | 40 | 50 | 10 | Various | Numerous Mn nodules, many have a smooth surface texture | hdl:10013/epic.47816.d004 | ||
| RC15-94 | -42.980 | -20.860 | -3762 | Piston corer | RC15-94-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | Oblate (1), Sphere (8), Discoid (1), Multiform (1), Slab (9) | Mn nodules | |||
| RC15-94 | -42.980 | -20.860 | -3762 | Piston corer | RC15-94-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn slab | 1 | Slab (1) | One Mn slab | ||||||
| RC15-97 | -42.960 | -25.940 | -4583 | Piston corer | RC15-97-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 2 | 2 | 2 small Mn nodules | ||||||
| RC15-99 | -43.010 | -31.170 | -4744 | Piston corer | RC15-99-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 8 | 8 | Oblate (1), Sphere (7) | 8 Mn nodules | hdl:10013/epic.47816.d005 | ||||
| RC15-100 | -42.970 | -33.860 | -4998 | Piston corer | RC15-100-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 28 | 1 | 25 | 2 | Oblate (10), Sphere (4), Discoid (14) | 28 Mn nodules | hdl:10013/epic.47816.d006 | ||
| RC15-102 | -42.630 | -45.320 | -5000 | Piston corer | RC15-102-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 40 | 10 | 30 | Oblate (9), Sphere (20), Discoid (9), Slab (2) | 40 Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-103 | -42.450 | -46.690 | -5218 | Piston corer | RC15-103-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 35 | 8 | 27 | Oblate (7), Sphere (1), Discoid (17), Slab (10) | 35 Mn nodules | ||||
| RC15-104 | -42.320 | -48.630 | -5563 | Piston corer | RC15-104-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn crust | 1 | One Mn crust with a yellow clay center | |||||||
| RC15-109 | -39.140 | -52.830 | -4630 | Piston corer | RC15-109-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | >2 | >2 | Sphere | Mn nodules generally spherical | |||||
| RC15-109 | -39.140 | -52.830 | -4630 | Piston corer | RC15-109-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | >2 | >2 | Core; rock fragment | Angular | Small Mn nodules, angular and when broken found to be rock fragments covered with severl mm of Mn | ||||
| RC15-111 | -37.670 | -49.170 | -5081 | Piston corer | RC15-111-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | 4 | 4 | 4 Mn nodules | ||||||
| RC15-112 | -40.080 | -49.170 | -5271 | Piston corer | RC15-112-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | >1 | >1 | A few Mn nodules | ||||||
| RC15-113 | -43.623 | -48.432 | -5312 | Piston corer | RC15-113-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | >1 | Rock fragment | Few Mn coating |