Transition metal and rare earth element (REE) data are presented
for various sedimentary materials from two Manganese Nodule
Program (MANOP) sites in the eastern tropical Pacific. These data
constrain the sources of elemental supply to the seafloor and the
processes that control ferromanganese nodule genesis. Investigation
of elemental partitioning between...
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Examination of polished sections of manganese micronodules
from metalliferous sediments from the Bauer Deep reveals sequences
of ferromanganese deposition which are consistent for micronodules
from a single sediment sample and imply a common depositional
history for members of such assemblages. The relatively simple
'stratigraphy' of manganese micronodules, as compared to...
Easter Island and Sala y Gomez are part of the Sala y Gomez
Ridge, a broad band of high topography and scattered seamounts
extending ESE from the East Pacific Rise. It has been proposed that
the Sala y Gomez Ridge results from the movement of the Nazca Plate
over a...
Time series records of horizontal current velocity, temperature, light attenuation
and settling particle flux obtained using moored instruments above Endeavour Ridge in
the northeast Pacific Ocean elucidate the dynamics of a deep-sea, neutrally buoyant,
hydrothermal plume. Data collected in four mooring deployments over three years
within 20 km of an...
The Blanco Trough, a deep depression located in the Blanco Fracture Zone near the intersection with the Juan de Fuca Ridge, contains unusual manganese-enriched layered sediments. Due to the Blanco Trough's bathymetric isolation and confinement, and its location in a tectonically active zone, three hypotheses concerning the origin and cause...