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Jones, L H P; Milne, Angela A (1956): Chemical composition of manganese deposits (Birnessite) from Scotland [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867326, Supplement to: Jones, LHP; Milne, AA (1956): Birnessite, a new manganese oxide mineral from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Mineralogical Magazine, 31(235), 283-288, https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.1956.031.235.01

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Abstract:
A manganese pan near Birness contains grains of an optically uniaxial negative mineral near (Na0.7Ca0.3)Mn7O14·2·8H2O, giving an X-ray powder pattern similar to that of synthetic materials described as 'manganous manganite' and delta-MnO2. Material giving a similar pattern has been described from a natural occurrence in Canada, but no mineral name was assigned; the name birnessite is now proposed. The mineral is probably formed by air-oxidation of manganous oxides under alkaline conditions.
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:
Latitude: 57.402507 * Longitude: -1.992988
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: -4 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: -4 m
Event(s):
Birness_J * Latitude: 57.402507 * Longitude: -1.992988 * Elevation: 63.0 m * Location: Scotland
Comment:
Grains (up to 4x8x3 mm.) removed from the crust and ground to a fine powder (200-mesh IMM sieve) for analysis.
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1989 NOAA-NCEI compiled the NOAA-MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database from journal articles, technical reports and unpublished sources from other institutions.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
1Sample IDSample IDJones, L H P
2Latitude of eventLatitude
3Longitude of eventLongitude
4Elevation of eventElevationm
5DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmJones, L H PGeocode
6Silicon dioxideSiO2%Jones, L H P
7Aluminium oxideAl2O3%Jones, L H P
8Iron oxide, Fe2O3Fe2O3%Jones, L H P
9Titanium dioxideTiO2%Jones, L H P
10Manganese dioxideMnO2%Jones, L H P
11Manganese oxideMnO%Jones, L H P
12Calcium oxideCaO%Jones, L H P
13Sodium oxideNa2O%Jones, L H P
14Water in rockH2O%Jones, L H PH2O+, structural part, similar to LOI
15Water in rockH2O%Jones, L H PH2O-
16Deposit typeDeposit typeJones, L H P
17Sediment typeSedimentJones, L H P
18DescriptionDescriptionJones, L H P
Size:
14 data points

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