Gibson, T G; Schlee, John S (1967): Observation of manganese deposition on the bottom sediments of the Tongue of the Ocean trench [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.870580, Supplement to: Gibson, TG; Schlee, JS (1967): Sediments and fossiliferous rocks from the eastern side of the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts, 14(6), 691-702, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0011-7471(67)80007-X
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Abstract:
In August 1966, two dives were made with the deep-diving submersible Alvin along the eastern side of the Tongue of the Ocean to sample the rock and sediment. Physiographically, the area is marked by steep slopes of silty carbonate sediment and precipitous rock cliffs dusted by carbonate debris. Three rocks, obtained from the lower and middle side of the canyon (914–1676 m depth), are late Miocene-early Pliocene to late Pleistocene-Recent in age; all are deep-water pelagic limestones. They show (i) that the Tongue of the Ocean has been a deep-water area at least back into the Miocene, and (ii) that much shallow-water detritus has been swept off neighbouring banks to be incorporated with the deep-water fauna in the sediment.
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: 24.982000 * Median Longitude: -77.699800 * South-bound Latitude: 24.975000 * West-bound Longitude: -77.722000 * North-bound Latitude: 24.998000 * East-bound Longitude: -77.635000
Date/Time Start: 1966-08-23T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1974-02-04T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
ALV-166 (2684) * Latitude: 24.998000 * Longitude: -77.635000 * Date/Time: 1966-08-23T00:00:00 * Elevation: -975.0 m * Location: Tongue of the Ocean * Campaign: ALV166 * Basis: Alvin * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
ALV-500 (AL50000) * Latitude: 24.980000 * Longitude: -77.722000 * Date/Time: 1974-01-31T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2500.0 m * Location: Tongue of the Ocean * Campaign: ALV500 * Basis: Alvin * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
ALV-502 (AL50200) * Latitude: 24.975000 * Longitude: -77.703000 * Date/Time: 1974-02-02T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2220.0 m * Location: Tongue of the Ocean * Campaign: ALV502 * Basis: Alvin * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
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 | Gibson, T G | |||
| 2 | Identification | ID | Gibson, T G | |||
| 3 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Gibson, T G | Geocode | |
| 4 | Position | Position | Gibson, T G | Visual description | ||
| 5 | Deposit type | Deposit type | Gibson, T G | |||
| 6 | Quantity of deposit | Quantity | Gibson, T G | |||
| 7 | Substrate type | Substrate | Gibson, T G | |||
| 8 | Sediment type | Sediment | Gibson, T G | |||
| 9 | Comment | Comment | Gibson, T G | |||
| 10 | Description | Description | Gibson, T G | |||
| 11 | File name | File name | Gibson, T G | |||
| 12 | Uniform resource locator/link to image | URL image | Gibson, T G |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
42 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 ID | 3 Depth sed [m] | 4 Position | 5 Deposit type | 6 Quantity | 7 Substrate | 8 Sediment | 9 Comment | 10 Description | 11 File name | 12 URL image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALV-166 | ALV-166-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock; limestone | Ooze | Silty calcareous ooze | Manganese coated limestone formation | Fig_Gibson_1967.jpg | Fig_Gibson_1967.jpg |
| ALV-500 | ALV-500-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock; limestone | Ooze | Silty calcareous ooze | Authigenic limestone with manganese coating (Quaternary) | ||
| ALV-502 | ALV-502-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock; limestone | Ooze | Silty calcareous ooze | Authigenic limestone with manganese coating (Quaternary) | ||
| ALV-504 | ALV-504-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock; limestone | Ooze | Silty calcareous ooze | Authigenic limestone with manganese coating (Quaternary) | ||
| ALV-503 | ALV-503-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock; limestone | Ooze | Silty calcareous ooze | Authigenic limestone with manganese coating (Quaternary) |
