Lonsdale, Peter (2023): Chemical composition of ferromanganese nodules near the Manihiki Plateau, Pacific Ocean [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.957159
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Published: 2023-03-30 • DOI registered: 2023-04-28
Abstract:
International Nickel Company (INCO) as a large operator of nickel mines investigated the mining potential of manganese nodules in the Pacific Ocean. It became interested in deep-ocean mining for manganese nodules as early as 1958, but it was not until late in 1971 that INCO opened its Ocean Mining Development office in Bellevue, WA. During those early years, INCO contracted with outside organizations such as the Scripps Institution Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). This datatable reports on the particular assessment work made for INCO by Lonsdale P. from SIO in the vicinity of the Manihiki Plateau, Pacific Ocean. Manganese nodules were retrieved from the Manihiki Plateau area in the Pacific Ocean during cruise CH100 of the R/V Chain. Their chemical composition was determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
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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
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: -8.503400 * Median Longitude: -168.690000 * South-bound Latitude: -8.767000 * West-bound Longitude: -168.783000 * North-bound Latitude: -8.317000 * East-bound Longitude: -168.550000
Date/Time Start: 1971-09-12T00:00:03 * Date/Time End: 1971-09-12T00:00:07
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0 m
Event(s):
CH-100-C * Latitude: -8.333000 * Longitude: -168.783000 * Date/Time: 1971-09-12T00:00:03 * Elevation: -4891.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: CH10010 * Basis: Chain * Method/Device: Free fall corer (FFC)
CH-100-D * Latitude: -8.333000 * Longitude: -168.783000 * Date/Time: 1971-09-12T00:00:04 * Elevation: -4885.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: CH10010 * Basis: Chain * Method/Device: Free fall corer (FFC)
CH-100-G * Latitude: -8.767000 * Longitude: -168.667000 * Date/Time: 1971-09-12T00:00:05 * Elevation: -4802.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: CH10010 * Basis: Chain * Method/Device: Free fall corer (FFC)
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 | Lonsdale, Peter | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Lonsdale, Peter | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Lonsdale, Peter | |||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Lonsdale, Peter | ||
| 5 | Identification | ID | Lonsdale, Peter | |||
| 6 | Deposit type | Deposit type | Lonsdale, Peter | |||
| 7 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Lonsdale, Peter | Geocode | |
| 8 | Manganese | Mn | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 9 | Iron | Fe | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 10 | Nickel | Ni | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 11 | Copper | Cu | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 12 | Cobalt | Co | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 13 | Lead | Pb | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 14 | Zinc | Zn | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 15 | Aluminium | Al | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 16 | Calcium | Ca | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 17 | Magnesium | Mg | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 18 | Silicon | Si | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 19 | Barium | Ba | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 20 | Cadmium | Cd | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 21 | Chromium | Cr | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 22 | Molybdenum | Mo | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 23 | Thorium | Th | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 24 | Titanium | Ti | % | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 25 | Thallium | Tl | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 26 | Uranium | U | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 27 | Vanadium | V | mg/kg | Lonsdale, Peter | Atomic absorption spectrophotometry | |
| 28 | Shape | Shape | Lonsdale, Peter | |||
| 29 | Texture | Texture | Lonsdale, Peter |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
92 data points