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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

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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.
Keyword(s):
Geochemistry; manganese micronodule; manganese nodule; ocean; sediment
Related to:
Lonsdale, Peter (1970): Nodule Analyses by International Nickel Company (Chain Cruise 100). private communication
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):
NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database (NOAA-MMS)
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):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 Event labelEventLonsdale, Peter
2 Latitude of eventLatitudeLonsdale, Peter
3 Longitude of eventLongitudeLonsdale, Peter
4 Elevation of eventElevationmLonsdale, Peter
5 IdentificationIDLonsdale, Peter
6 Deposit typeDeposit typeLonsdale, Peter
7 DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmLonsdale, PeterGeocode
8 ManganeseMn%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
9 IronFe%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
10 NickelNi%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
11 CopperCu%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
12 CobaltCo%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
13 LeadPb%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
14 ZincZn%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
15 AluminiumAl%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
16 CalciumCa%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
17 MagnesiumMg%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
18 SiliconSi%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
19 BariumBamg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
20 CadmiumCdmg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
21 ChromiumCrmg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
22 MolybdenumMomg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
23 ThoriumThmg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
24 TitaniumTi%Lonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
25 ThalliumTlmg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
26 UraniumUmg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
27 VanadiumVmg/kgLonsdale, PeterAtomic absorption spectrophotometry
28 ShapeShapeLonsdale, Peter
29 TextureTextureLonsdale, Peter
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
92 data points

Data

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1 
Event		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
Elevation [m]		5 
ID		6 
Deposit type		7 
Depth sed [m]		8 
Mn [%]		9 
Fe [%]		10 
Ni [%]		11 
Cu [%]		12 
Co [%]		13 
Pb [%]		14 
Zn [%]		15 
Al [%]		16 
Ca [%]		17 
Mg [%]		18 
Si [%]		19 
Ba [mg/kg]		20 
Cd [mg/kg]		21 
Cr [mg/kg]		22 
Mo [mg/kg]		23 
Th [mg/kg]		24 
Ti [%]		25 
Tl [mg/kg]		26 
U [mg/kg]		27 
V [mg/kg]		28 
Shape		29 
Texture
CH-100-C -8.3330-168.7830-4891CH-100-C-1LSD70Mn nodule015.120.40.270.180.330.110.0612.441.957.25178518511DiscoidalRough
CH-100-D -8.3330-168.7830-4885CH-100-D-1LSD70Mn nodule016.218.80.280.160.390.110.0582.412.101.237.36DiscoidalRough
CH-100-G -8.7670-168.6670-4802CH-100-G-1LSD70Mn nodule017.319.90.220.120.400.120.0582.112.106.227286159707SpheroidalSmooth
CH-100-J -8.7670-168.6670-4795CH-100-J-1LSD70Mn nodule015.619.40.180.100.330.110.0552.452.117.628156125583Spheroidal
CH-100-M -8.3170-168.5500-4482CH-100-M-1LSD70Mn nodule020.218.10.300.030.660.120.0541.752.264.94299401601.06320SpheroidalSmooth