Hubred, Gale Lee (1970): Annotated record and chemical composition of Mn deposits from R/V Mahi Cruise Abyssal Hills 69 stations [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864984, Supplement to: Hubred, GL (1970): Relationship of morphology and transition metal content of manganese nodules to an Abyssal Hill. M.Sc. thesis, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., 38 pp, https://epic.awi.de/41788/
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Abstract:
A University of Hawaii oceanographic cruise, Abyssal Hills 69, with the R/V Mahi, was carried out to study the association of manganese nodules with an abyssal hill. Manganese nodules from three dredge hauls on an abyssal hill located at 36°W and 157°W exhibited differences in morphology and composition between stations only three miles apart. The morphology of the nodules suggests that nodules from a single site have similar morphologies because they began growth at the same time, probably because of a volcanic event. Differences in morphology between stations indicate a local supply of elements. Atomic absorption analysis for manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, and copper revealed that nodules nearest to a probable fault line and source of volcanism have a, lower manganese to iron ratio than nodules farther removed. This finding supports the theory that volcanism contributes to the formation of some nodules. Additional evidence showing association with volcanism consists of volcanic nuclei in nodules, crusts formed on layers of volcanic ash, and basalt encrusted to various degrees. The variation in cobalt, nickel, and copper contents Gt the nodules from a single dredge is two-to threefold, but iron content is more uniiorm. Four of the six cores from the area increased in manganese concentration with depth, suggesting that diffusion is concentrating manganese in the upper zone of the sediments or in nodules. The author concludes that volcanism is contributing to the formation of nodules by supplying nuclei and transition elements, but is not necessary for the formation of manganese nodules.
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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
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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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Median Latitude: 36.014508 * Median Longitude: -157.065433 * South-bound Latitude: 35.967589 * West-bound Longitude: -157.147289 * North-bound Latitude: 36.050475 * East-bound Longitude: -157.011361
Date/Time Start: 1969-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1969-01-01T00:00:00
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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.
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- Hubred, GL (1970): Annotated record of the detailed examination of Mn deposits from R/V Mahi Cruise Abyssal Hills 69 stations. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864982
- Hubred, GL (1970): (Table 2, Page 15) Chemical composition of Abyssal Hills manganese deposits, Pacific Ocean. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864983