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Sackett, William M (1966): (Table 1, pages 646) Uranium, thorium and protactinium analyses of selected manganese nodules from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.871886, Supplement to: Sackett, WM (1966): Manganese Nodules: Thorium-230: Protactinium-231 Ratios. Science, 154(3749), 646-647, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.154.3749.646

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Abstract:
The Th230/Pa231 activity ratio in 7 of 11 manganese nodules is less than 10.8, the theoretical production ratio of activities in the ocean. This finding indicates difierential accumulation of these nuclides in authigenic deposits of manganese-iron oxide.
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: 13.416643 * Median Longitude: -115.839358 * South-bound Latitude: -41.983000 * West-bound Longitude: -171.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.300000 * East-bound Longitude: -56.150000
Date/Time Start: 1950-09-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1965-08-20T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m
Event(s):
AT266-40 (A-266/D-40)  * Latitude: 30.883000 * Longitude: -78.783000 * Date/Time: 1961-07-13T00:00:00 * Elevation: -836.0 m * Location: Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: AT26601 * Basis: Atlantis (1931) * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
CH36-6RD  * Latitude: 36.700000 * Longitude: -67.983000 * Date/Time: 1963-07-08T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4327.0 m * Location: Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: CH03601 * Basis: Chain * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
DWBD1  * Latitude: 21.450000 * Longitude: -126.717000 * Date/Time: 1957-10-25T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4300.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: DOWNWIND-B1 (DNWB0ABD) * Basis: Spencer F. Baird * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
Comment:
The analytical procedures for carrier-free separation of uranium, thorium, and protactinium from manganese nodules make use of 232U, 234Th, and 233Pa tracers to monitor yield. Extraction of proactinium uses diisobutyl carbinol extraction and that of uranium and thorium is perforemed using cation exchange techniques.
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 labelEventSackett, William M
IdentificationIDSackett, William M
Sample code/labelSample labelSackett, William M
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmSackett, William MGeocode
Thorium-232232Thmg/kgSackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
Thorium-232, standard deviation232Th std dev±Sackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
Uranium-238238Umg/kgSackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
Uranium-238, standard deviation238U std dev±Sackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
Thorium-230230Thdpm/gSackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
10 Thorium-230, standard deviation230Th std dev±Sackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
11 Protactinium-231231Padpm/gSackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
12 Protactinium-231, standard deviation231Pa std dev±Sackett, William MAlpha spectrometry
13 Deposit typeDeposit typeSackett, William M
14 DescriptionDescriptionSackett, William M
Size:
124 data points

Data

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Event

ID

Sample label

Depth sed [m]

232Th [mg/kg]

232Th std dev [±]

238U [mg/kg]

238U std dev [±]

230Th [dpm/g]
10 
230Th std dev [±]
11 
231Pa [dpm/g]
12 
231Pa std dev [±]
13 
Deposit type
14 
Description
RC05-1RD RC05-1RD-1SKMN-106034.00.524.61.34.100.10Mn noduleWhole nodule
AT266-40 AT266-40-1SKMN-402726.60.40.870.04Mn noduleWhole nodule
GOS74-2340 GOS74-2340-1SKMN-603526.40.30.910.03P2O5-Mn noduleWhole nodule
CH36-6RD CH36-6RD-1SKMN-706338.90.51.560.05Mn noduleWhole nodule
V18-32RD V18-32RD-1SKMN-20417.40.722.51.23.400.10Mn noduleWhole nodule
DWBD1 DWBD1-1SKMN-802414.90.20.330.02Mn noduleWhole nodule
DWBD4 DWBD4-1SKAMN-906120.10.62.350.12Mn crustWhole nodule
DWBD4DWBD4-1SKBMN-908113.80.70.940.04Mn noduleOuter rind of nodule
DWHD47 DWHD47-1SKMN-100915.90.30.560.03Mn noduleWhole nodule
FANBD-20D FANBD-20D-1SKMN-11026115.00.51.240.04Mn noduleWhole nodule
MPC-25F-2 MPC-25F-2-3SKMN-12016114.00.42.460.07Mn noduleWhole nodule
MPC-26A-3 MPC-26A-3-2SKMN-1308112.00.80.960.06Mn noduleWhole nodule