Evidence for the formation of different‐sized nodules by different accretionary processes
作者:
A. B. Valsangkar,
S. M. Karisiddaiah,
期刊:
Marine Georesources & Geotechnology
(Taylor Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 11,
issue 1
页码: 87-99
ISSN:1064-119X
年代: 1993
DOI:10.1080/10641199309379906
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: Polymetallic nodules;Central Indian Ocean Basin;size;grade;mineralogy;geochemistry;genesis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Studies on different‐sized polymetallic nodules from the Central Indian Ocean Basin reveal that chemical composition is largely related to the nodule diameter which show systematic decrease in Mn, Cu, and Ni content with increase in nodule size. S and I type nodules are more abundant than B, L, and V types. Nodules grouped according to their size have common morphological, mineralogical, and geochemical characteristics and all six groups have distinguishing properties. There is evidence which suggests that the smaller (M and I) nodules are diagenetic and the larger (S, B, L, and V) are hydrogenetic, exhibiting variations in todorokite abundance and in chemical composition. There is also substantial evidence that the nodules of high economic value (Cu + Ni + Co%) can be sorted out on the basis of simple morphological parameters.
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