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von Stackelberg, Ulrich (2022): Detailed description of manganese nodules and micronodules from the R/V Valdivia VA-13/2 campaign [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.942658

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Abstract:
An area 20 x 20 nautical miles, within the abyssal hill region of the northern Central Pacific, has been sampled intensively by R/V Valdivia . The sediments represent four facies characterized by variations in color, structure and composition. A marked unconformity between facies II and III was dated by radiolaria and coccoliths as early Miocene to late Pliocene and is explained by an intensification of AABW circulation. A maximum of reworking, dissolution of siliceous organisms and growth of authigenic minerals is noted above and below this unconformity. Dissolution of siliceous organisms seems to control the growth of minerals such as zeolites and Fe-Mn-oxides. Fe-Mn-oxides were precipitated both as micro and macro nodules. While the micro nodules remained in place, most of the macronodules were pushed upwards by benthic organisms and were kept at the sediment surface. Thus, the surface nodules appear to be 'foreigners' in the recent sediments and represent the conditions of a past environment.
During the VA-13/2 campaign 79 cores were taken from 60 locations. Fine scale sedimentary structures were determined using radiography of 252 samples. Mn nodules either at the surface or inside the cores were described. 2.0 cm thick samples were taken for sedimentological and bio-stratigraphical studies. Smear slides were also examined for the determination of Mn micronodule components.
Keyword(s):
manganese enrichment; ocean
Related to:
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
von Stackelberg, Ulrich (1979): Sedimentation, Hiatuses, and Development of Manganese Nodules: VALDIVIA Site Va-13/2, Northern Central Pacific. In: Bischoff, J.L., Piper, D.Z. (eds) Marine Geology and Oceanography of the Pacific Manganese Nodule Province. Marine Science, 9, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3518-4_16
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: 9.372581 * Median Longitude: -145.993105 * South-bound Latitude: 9.259220 * West-bound Longitude: -146.192907 * North-bound Latitude: 9.513486 * East-bound Longitude: -145.839486
Date/Time Start: 1976-02-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1976-02-09T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.000 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 9.000 m
Event(s):
VA13-2-25KAL  * Latitude: 9.427737 * Longitude: -145.847053 * Date/Time: 1976-02-09T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5247.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: VA-13/2 * Basis: Valdivia (1961) * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
VA13-2-26KL  * Latitude: 9.447678 * Longitude: -145.914559 * Date/Time: 1976-02-09T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5232.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: VA-13/2 * Basis: Valdivia (1961) * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
VA13-2-27KL  * Latitude: 9.361219 * Longitude: -145.981638 * Date/Time: 1976-02-09T00:00:00 * Elevation: -5182.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: VA-13/2 * Basis: Valdivia (1961) * Method/Device: Piston corer (PC)
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.
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#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
Latitude of eventLatitudevon Stackelberg, Ulrich
Longitude of eventLongitudevon Stackelberg, Ulrich
Elevation of eventElevationmvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
Method/Device of eventMethod/Devicevon Stackelberg, Ulrich
IdentificationIDvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmvon Stackelberg, UlrichGeocode
Depth, top/minDepth topmvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
Depth, bottom/maxDepth botmvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
10 PositionPositionvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
11 Deposit typeDeposit typevon Stackelberg, Ulrich
12 Quantity of depositQuantityvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
13 Sediment typeSedimentvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
14 Sediment ClassificationSed classvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
15 DescriptionDescriptionvon Stackelberg, Ulrich
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
423 data points

Data

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Description
VA13-2-25KAL 9.4277-145.8471-5247Piston corerVA13-2-25KAL-11.6001.002.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-25KAL9.4277-145.8471-5247Piston corerVA13-2-25KAL-23.9502.205.70In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules getiing sparser toward the bottom
VA13-2-26KL 9.4477-145.9146-5232Piston corerVA13-2-26KL-10.0100.000.02In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-26KL9.4477-145.9146-5232Piston corerVA13-2-26KL-20.8500.201.50In sedimentMn micronoduleManyMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-27KL 9.3612-145.9816-5182Piston corerVA13-2-27KL-10.0500.000.10In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-27KL9.3612-145.9816-5182Piston corerVA13-2-27KL-20.6500.301.00In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-45KL 9.3490-146.1929-5091Piston corerVA13-2-45KL-10.0250.000.05In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-45KL9.3490-146.1929-5091Piston corerVA13-2-45KL-20.0750.100.05BuriedMn noduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudMn nodules laying at contact with upper Light-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno ooze
VA13-2-45KL9.3490-146.1929-5091Piston corerVA13-2-45KL-30.2750.050.50In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-46KL 9.3277-146.1386-5160Piston corerVA13-2-46KL-11.7501.002.50In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-46KL9.3277-146.1386-5160Piston corerVA13-2-46KL-23.8502.505.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-46KL9.3277-146.1386-5160Piston corerVA13-2-46KL-37.1505.209.10In sedimentMn micronoduleFewMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith some to rare Mn micronodules in the middle of the section
VA13-2-59KL 9.2770-146.0511-5103Piston corerVA13-2-59KL-10.0500.000.10In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-59KL9.2770-146.0511-5103Piston corerVA13-2-59KL-20.1000.100.10BuriedMn noduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudMn nodules laying at contact with upper Light-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno ooze
VA13-2-135KL 9.5135-145.9058-5206Piston corerVA13-2-135KL-14.4003.005.80In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-135KL9.5135-145.9058-5206Piston corerVA13-2-135KL-26.2505.806.70In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-135KL9.5135-145.9058-5206Piston corerVA13-2-135KL-37.3506.708.00In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-156KL 9.3926-146.0493-5233Piston corerVA13-2-156KL-12.8000.105.50In sedimentMn micronoduleFewOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith few Mn micronodules
VA13-2-156KL9.3926-146.0493-5233Piston corerVA13-2-156KL-26.7005.507.90In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-156KL9.3926-146.0493-5233Piston corerVA13-2-156KL-38.0507.908.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-157KL 9.3065-146.0783-5202Piston corerVA13-2-157KL-13.5001.006.00In sedimentMn micronoduleFewOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith few Mn micronodules
VA13-2-157KL9.3065-146.0783-5202Piston corerVA13-2-157KL-27.2006.008.40In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith Mn micronodules increasing when going down
VA13-2-163KL 9.3216-146.0228-5160Piston corerVA13-2-163KL-10.1500.100.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-166KL 9.3374-145.9808-5046Piston corerVA13-2-166KL-10.0050.000.01In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-169KL 9.3325-146.0742-5271Piston corerVA13-2-169KL-10.0250.000.05In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-169KL9.3325-146.0742-5271Piston corerVA13-2-169KL-26.1005.007.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-169KL9.3325-146.0742-5271Piston corerVA13-2-169KL-38.1007.209.00In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-172KL 9.4796-146.1158-5177Piston corerVA13-2-172KL-10.0100.000.02In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-180KL 9.4536-146.0430-5263Piston corerVA13-2-180KL-11.0000.501.50In sedimentMn micronoduleFewOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith few Mn micronodules
VA13-2-180KL9.4536-146.0430-5263Piston corerVA13-2-180KL-23.7002.904.50In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-180KL9.4536-146.0430-5263Piston corerVA13-2-180KL-36.2504.508.00In sedimentMn micronoduleFewMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith some to rare Mn micronodules going downward
VA13-2-183KL 9.4583-145.9863-5214Piston corerVA13-2-183KL-10.6500.101.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-183KL9.4583-145.9863-5214Piston corerVA13-2-183KL-24.1001.207.00In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules becoming sparser going down
VA13-2-183KL9.4583-145.9863-5214Piston corerVA13-2-183KL-39.0007.0011.00In sedimentMn micronoduleFewMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith some to rare Mn micronodules going downward
VA13-2-196KL 9.3745-145.8807-5235Piston corerVA13-2-196KL-10.0250.000.05In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-196KL9.3745-145.8807-5235Piston corerVA13-2-196KL-27.8502.5013.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-198KL 9.3729-145.9003-5189Piston corerVA13-2-198KL-10.0250.000.05In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-198KL9.3729-145.9003-5189Piston corerVA13-2-198KL-20.6500.301.00In sedimentMn micronoduleFewMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith rare Mn micronodules
VA13-2-199KL 9.3741-145.8809-5237Piston corerVA13-2-199KL-11.6501.102.20In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-199KL9.3741-145.8809-5237Piston corerVA13-2-199KL-24.1002.206.00In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-227KL 9.2852-145.8395-5129Piston corerVA13-2-227KL-10.0000.000.00SurfaceMn noduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeMn nodules
VA13-2-227KL9.2852-145.8395-5129Piston corerVA13-2-227KL-20.1000.000.20In sedimentMn micronoduleManyOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith many Mn micronodules
VA13-2-227KL9.2852-145.8395-5129Piston corerVA13-2-227KL-35.1501.808.50In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudSome layers with some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-227KL9.2852-145.8395-5129Piston corerVA13-2-227KL-48.5008.508.50BuriedMn noduleSeveralMudReddish brown zeolitic mudMn nodules at contact with the upper layer of dark-brown zeolitic mud
VA13-2-227KL9.2852-145.8395-5129Piston corerVA13-2-227KL-59.0008.509.50In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralMudReddish brown zeolitic mudWith Mn micronodules
VA13-2-231KL 9.2592-145.9783-5186Piston corerVA13-2-231KL-10.0500.000.10In sedimentMn micronoduleSeveralOozeLight-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno oozeWith some Mn micronodules
VA13-2-231KL9.2592-145.9783-5186Piston corerVA13-2-231KL-20.1000.100.10BuriedMn noduleSeveralMudDark-brown zeolitic mudMn nodules laying at contact with upper Light-brown radiolarian-bearing nanno ooze