Jones, E J W; Laughton, Anthony S; Hill, M N; Davies, D (1966): Annotated record of the detailed examination of Mn deposits from the Madcap Volcano in the Madeira-Cape Verde Abyssal plain [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.874690, Supplement to: Jones, EJW et al. (1976): A geophysical study of part of the western boundary of the Madeira-Cape Verde Abyssal plain. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts, 13(5), 889-907, https://doi.org/10.1016/0011-7471(76)90909-8
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Published: 1966 (exact date unknown) • DOI registered: 2017-06-05
Abstract:
The results are discussed of a geophysical survey undertaken by R.R.S. Discovery II early in 1962 in an area centred on 29° 15'N, 25° 5'W at the western extremity of the Madeira-Cape Verde Abyssal Plain. Seismic investigations show that the sediments are underlain by an intermediate layer about 2 km in thickness of velocity 4.1-5.4 km/sec which overlies a deep layer 5.2-km thick of velocity 6.3-6.8 km/sec. Refracted arrivals on the longest seismic line give a depth of 13.2 km to the M discontinuity.
Magnetic results indicate that the topography of the abyssal hills in the western part of the area is probably continued eastwards as sub-bottom relief beneath the sediments of the abyssal plain. They also support the hypothesis that the intermediate seismic layer (layer 2) is composed predominantly of volcanic rocks. Examination of a well-defined magnetic anomaly over one topographic feature ("The Madcap Volcano") shows it to be composed of magnetized rocks (I = 8.4 × 10**-3 e.m.u./cm**3) having a direction of magnetization which points upwards at 25° with an azimuth of 305°. Measurements at ten heat flow stations show that the average geothermal flux in this region is 1.20 (±0.11) µcal/cm**2/sec.
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: 28.841667 * Median Longitude: -25.416667 * South-bound Latitude: 28.833333 * West-bound Longitude: -25.441667 * North-bound Latitude: 28.850000 * East-bound Longitude: -25.391667
Date/Time Start: 1962-02-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1962-02-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
D4810 * Latitude: 28.850000 * Longitude: -25.441667 * Date/Time: 1962-02-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2576.0 m * Location: Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: MADCAP_62 * Basis: Discovery II (1929) * Method/Device: Photo/Video (PV)
D4814 * Latitude: 28.833333 * Longitude: -25.391667 * Date/Time: 1962-02-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2571.0 m * Location: Atlantic Ocean * Campaign: MADCAP_62 * Basis: Discovery II (1929) * Method/Device: Photo/Video (PV)
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 | ||||
| 2 | Identification | ID | ||||
| 3 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 4 | Position | Position | Visual description | |||
| 5 | Deposit type | Deposit type | ||||
| 6 | Quantity of deposit | Quantity | ||||
| 7 | Substrate type | Substrate | ||||
| 8 | Sediment type | Sediment | ||||
| 9 | Description | Description | ||||
| 10 | File name | File name | ||||
| 11 | Uniform resource locator/link to image | URL image |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
26 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 ID | 3 Depth sed [m] | 4 Position | 5 Deposit type | 6 Quantity | 7 Substrate | 8 Sediment | 9 Description | 10 File name | 11 URL image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D4810 | D4810-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | Ooze | Numerous small nodules semi-buried in pelagic ooze | D4810_Jones_1966.jpg | D4810_Jones_1966.jpg | |
| D4814 | D4814-1 | 0 | Surface | Mn nodule | Many | Core; pebble | Ooze | Dense coverage of nodules or basaltic pebbles thickly covered with manganese | D4814A_Jones_1966.jpg | D4814A_Jones_1966.jpg |
| D4814 | D4814-2 | 0 | Surface | Mn coating | Several | Rock, bouldre; basalt | Ooze | Scatterd pebbles and basaltic rocks with Mn coating | D4814B_Jones_1966.jpg | D4814B_Jones_1966.jpg |
