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Krishnaswami, Seth; Somayajulu, Bammidipati L K; Moore, Willard S (1972): (Table 1, page 119) 10Be and 9Be concentrations in manganese nodules of the Pacific Ocean [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.865194, Supplement to: Krishnaswami, S et al. (1972): Dating of manganese nodules using beryllium-10. in: D. R. Horn (Ed.), Ferromanganese deposits on the ocean floor, National Science Foundation, Washington, 117-122

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Abstract:
The usefulness of cosmogenic beryllium-10 (half life = 2.5 Ma) for studying the rates of accumulation of ferromanganese nodules is reported based on its measured depth distribution in the top 20 mm of these deposits. Accumulation rates have been obtained in the range of 1 to 4 mm/Ma, which are in good agreement with rates determined using the 230Th method on the same nodules. The use of 10Be offers promise in extending the dating to the outer few cm of the nodules. This contrasts with conventional methods using 230Th and 231Pa isotopes which, due to their comparatively short half lives, are limited to a few mm at the surface of the nodules. Detailed studies of 10Be in the manganese deposits coupled with other trace element analyses should prove valuable in understanding the processes of formation of these deposits and the chronology of events recorded by them.
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
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 26.789000 * Median Longitude: -154.872333 * South-bound Latitude: 19.350000 * West-bound Longitude: 170.333000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.267000 * East-bound Longitude: -112.783000
Date/Time Start: 1964-05-06T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1966-12-11T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: -3900.0 m * Maximum Elevation: -1711.0 m
Event(s):
DODO-015D-1  * Latitude: 19.350000 * Longitude: -162.167000 * Date/Time: 1964-05-06T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3900.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: DODO * Basis: Argo * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
TRI-02D  * Latitude: 20.750000 * Longitude: -112.783000 * Date/Time: 1966-12-11T00:00:00 * Elevation: -1711.0 m * Location: East Pacific Ocean * Campaign: TRIPOD_3 (TRIP03AR) * Basis: Argo * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
ZTES-3D (ZTES03AR-003D)  * Latitude: 40.267000 * Longitude: 170.333000 * Date/Time: 1966-04-21T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2037.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: ZTES03AR (ZETES) * Basis: Argo * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
Comment:
9Be concentrations are relative to dry sample weight and are taken from: Bhat, S. G., Krishnaswamy, S., Lai, D., Rama, and Somayajulu, B. L. K., 1970, Radiometric and trace elemental studies of ferromanganese nodules: Proceedings of the Internal. Symposium on Hydrogeochemistry and Biogeochemistry, Tokyo, Sept. 1970.
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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventKrishnaswami, Seth
Date/Time of eventDate/TimeKrishnaswami, Seth
Latitude of eventLatitudeKrishnaswami, Seth
Longitude of eventLongitudeKrishnaswami, Seth
Elevation of eventElevationmKrishnaswami, Seth
Sample IDSample IDKrishnaswami, Seth
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmKrishnaswami, SethGeocode
DISTANCEDistancecmKrishnaswami, SethGeocode – from outer surface
Distance, minimumDist minmmKrishnaswami, Seth
10 Distance, maximumDist maxmmKrishnaswami, Seth
11 ActivityActcpmKrishnaswami, Seth10Be act, recalculated from counts/hour
12 Activity, standard deviationAct std dev±Krishnaswami, Seth10Be act std dev
13 Beryllium-10 decay10Be ddpm/kgKrishnaswami, Seth
14 Beryllium-10, standard deviation10Be std dev±Krishnaswami, Seth10Be std dev
15 Beryllium-99Beµg/gKrishnaswami, Seth
16 Deposit typeDeposit typeKrishnaswami, Seth
Size:
60 data points

Data

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Event

Date/Time

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m]

Sample ID

Depth sed [m]

Distance [cm]

Dist min [mm]
10 
Dist max [mm]
11 
Act [cpm]
12 
Act std dev [±]
13 
10Be d [dpm/kg]
14 
10Be std dev [±]
15 
9Be [µg/g]
16 
Deposit type
ZTES-3D 1966-04-2140.2670170.3330-2037ZTES-3D-1_K100.20041.200000.0516768.03.01.83Mn nodule
ZTES-3D1966-04-2140.2670170.3330-2037ZTES-3D-1_K200.60480.276670.0233316.31.42.10Mn nodule
ZTES-3D1966-04-2140.2670170.3330-2037ZTES-3D-1_K301.058130.103330.020003.80.51.37Mn nodule
TRI-02D 1966-12-1120.7500-112.7830-1711TRI-02D-1_K100.500100.196670.0216724.02.72.40Mn crust
TRI-02D1966-12-1120.7500-112.7830-1711TRI-02D-1_K201.0020300.043330.016675.62.3Mn crust
DODO-015D-1 1964-05-0619.3500-162.1670-3900DODO-015D-1-1_K100.500100.213330.011679.20.5Mn crust
DODO-015D-11964-05-0619.3500-162.1670-3900DODO-015D-1-1_K201.5010200.058330.013332.00.6Mn crust