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Mero, John L (2023): Chemical analyses of manganese nodules from the the Pacific Ocean determined by X-ray fluoresence [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.957175

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Published: 2023-03-31DOI registered: 2023-04-29

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Abstract:
A variety of manganese nodules from the Pacific Ocean were selected from dredge performed during various ship cruises of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO. The analyses were made by an X-ray fluorescence technique following a drying of the samples at 200°C. The metal concentrations are presented reduced to a detrital mineral free basis. SiO2, Al2O3, and H2O were considered as detrital parts. Reduced percents are used to allow better definition of the compositional regions.
Keyword(s):
Geochemistry; manganese micronodule; manganese nodule; ocean; sediment
Related to:
Mero, John L (1962): Ocean-floor manganese nodules. Economic Geology, 57(5), 747-767, https://doi.org/10.2113/gsecongeo.57.5.747
Mero, John L (1965): Geochemistry and descriptions of manganese nodules and crusts retrieved from the open ocean [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.864089
Mero, John L (2023): Chemical analyses of manganese nodules from the the Pacific Ocean determined by wet chemistry and X-ray fluoresence [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.957177
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: 11.602960 * Median Longitude: -145.666688 * South-bound Latitude: -42.716667 * West-bound Longitude: 139.088000 * North-bound Latitude: 40.333300 * East-bound Longitude: -82.183333
Date/Time Start: 1875-12-28T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1960-09-30T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m
Event(s):
ALBTR-4701  * Latitude: -19.191667 * Longitude: -102.400000 * Date/Time: 1904-12-26T00:00:00 * Elevation: -4142.0 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: Albatross1904-1905 * Basis: Albatross (1882-1921) * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
CHA-302  * Latitude: -42.716667 * Longitude: -82.183333 * Date/Time: 1875-12-28T00:00:00 * Elevation: -2381.0 m * Campaign: Challenger1872 * Basis: H.M.S. Challenger (1872) * Method/Device: Grab (GRAB)
CHUB-XI (Acap. 11)  * Latitude: 10.883300 * Longitude: -105.150000 * Date/Time: 1954-12-08T00:00:00 * Elevation: -3274.0 m * Recovery: 0.9 m * Location: Pacific Ocean * Campaign: CHUBASCO (CHUB01BD) * Basis: Spencer F. Baird * Method/Device: Core (CORE) * Comment: Institute: SIO, PI: R. L. Fisher
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.
This dataset represents the digitized Table 2A, pp. 762 of the related publication.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
Event labelEventMero, John L
Latitude of eventLatitudeMero, John L
Longitude of eventLongitudeMero, John L
Elevation of eventElevationmMero, John L
IdentificationIDMero, John L
Deposit typeDeposit typeMero, John L
DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmMero, John LGeocode
ManganeseMn%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
IronFe%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
10 CobaltCo%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
11 NickelNi%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
12 CopperCu%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
13 Silicon dioxideSiO2%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
14 Aluminium oxideAl2O3%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
15 CalciumCa%Mero, John LX-ray fluorescence (XRF)
16 Water in rockH2O%Mero, John LWet chemistryH2O+; water lost after drying at 200°C
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
198 data points

Data

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Event

Latitude

Longitude

Elevation [m]

ID

Deposit type

Depth sed [m]

Mn [%]

Fe [%]
10 
Co [%]
11 
Ni [%]
12 
Cu [%]
13 
SiO2 [%]
14 
Al2O3 [%]
15 
Ca [%]
16 
H2O [%]
VITYAZ4199-TR 35.113-137.883-5064VITYAZ4199-TR-1MER62Mn nodule021.927.40.610.700.6128.69.31.114.6
VITYAZ4370-TR 26.200153.730-6120VITYAZ4370-TR-1MER62Mn nodule021.024.00.240.700.4617.67.21.521.5
CHUB-XI 10.883-105.150-3274CHUB-XI-1MER62Mn nodule07.634.50.070.080.1728.512.53.014.0
CHA-302 -42.717-82.183-2381CHA-302-1MER62Mn nodule019.729.70.120.280.1711.82.81.725.5
DWBG37 -29.150-143.017-4120DWBG37-1MER62Mn nodule019.223.50.390.500.2411.63.83.127.0
VSS78D 29.100-113.550-400VSS78D-1MER62Mn nodule052.21.20.010.060.018.93.61.213.0
Niino_9 34.385139.088-260Niino_9-1MER62Mn nodule046.30.80.110.060.010.92.34.014.2
UNK_MS 22.500-113.133-3604UNK_MS-1MER62Mn nodule049.58.30.051.080.7217.17.31.317.3
VITYAZ4191-TR 40.333-135.782-4569VITYAZ4191-GR-1MER62Mn nodule037.321.50.501.310.8228.58.11.419.2
CUSP8P 37.250-143.117-4350CUSP8P-1MER62Mn nodule036.019.10.471.460.8525.27.11.718.5
VITYAZ4217-TR 29.947-120.703-4017VITYAZ4217-TR-1MER62Mn nodule032.421.70.291.440.8721.67.91.318.9
MSN-07G 14.150-161.133-5652MSN-07G-1MER62Mn nodule036.814.40.491.551.2812.06.11.518.4
MSN-11G 6.050-170.000-5400MSN-11G-1MER62Mn nodule044.68.10.252.372.9211.36.01.517.7
MSN-18G -9.000171.467-5000MSN-18G-1MER62Mn nodule034.219.40.231.101.2415.67.01.019.4
ALBTR-4701 -19.192-102.400-4142ALBTR-4701-2MER62Mn nodule026.617.90.252.350.9117.53.31.018.5
NAGA15 23.900-148.000-5220NAGA15-1MER62Mn nodule023.118.60.531.261.1129.614.90.616.7
DWBG17 -12.850-135.217-4318DWBG17-1MER62Mn nodule034.410.11.222.101.3210.14.31.621.5
MPC-43D 11.950164.983-2139MPC-43D-3MER62Mn nodule028.716.91.540.620.163.60.91.632.0