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author Bischoff, James L
Rosenbauer, Robert J
author_facet Bischoff, James L
Rosenbauer, Robert J
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contents Quaternary sediments cored in the northeast Pacific nodule area (DOMES site C, 14°N, 126°W) contain a significant amount of hydrothermal metalliferous mud. Water content, color, mineralogy, and chemical composition are analogous to metalliferous sediments of the subequatorial East Pacific Rise. Correction for contribution of pelagic clay indicates the metalliferous fraction to be about 40% of the sediment. SiO2 and Mg are major components in the corrected composition, as they are for other metalliferous sediments similarly corrected from a variety of East Pacific Rise and DSDP metalliferous sediments. A correlation between Mg and SiO2 for these corrected sediments could indicate a hydrothermal origin for a significant portion of the SiO2. Results from DSDP in the nodule area suggest that metalliferous globules are a ubiquitous minor component of the Clipperton Oceanic Formation, which underlies much of the Pacific ferromanganese nodule belt. This indicates that deposition of hydrothermal precipitates is not confined to spreading centers.
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spellingShingle (Table 1, page 381) Chemical composition of metalliferous sediments from DOMES Site C, Pacific Ocean
Bischoff, James L
Rosenbauer, Robert J
Aluminium oxide; Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); BC; Box corer; Calcium oxide; Copper(II) oxide; Date/Time of event; Deposit type; DEPTH, sediment/rock; DOMES Site C, Pacific Ocean; Elevation of event; Event label; Iron oxide, Fe2O3; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; Loss on ignition; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Nickel oxide; NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database; NOAA-MMS; Oceanographer; Potassium oxide; RP6OC75; RP6OC75-18B-37; RP6OC75-24B-29; Sample ID; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Titanium dioxide
Quaternary sediments cored in the northeast Pacific nodule area (DOMES site C, 14°N, 126°W) contain a significant amount of hydrothermal metalliferous mud. Water content, color, mineralogy, and chemical composition are analogous to metalliferous sediments of the subequatorial East Pacific Rise. Correction for contribution of pelagic clay indicates the metalliferous fraction to be about 40% of the sediment. SiO2 and Mg are major components in the corrected composition, as they are for other metalliferous sediments similarly corrected from a variety of East Pacific Rise and DSDP metalliferous sediments. A correlation between Mg and SiO2 for these corrected sediments could indicate a hydrothermal origin for a significant portion of the SiO2. Results from DSDP in the nodule area suggest that metalliferous globules are a ubiquitous minor component of the Clipperton Oceanic Formation, which underlies much of the Pacific ferromanganese nodule belt. This indicates that deposition of hydrothermal precipitates is not confined to spreading centers.
title (Table 1, page 381) Chemical composition of metalliferous sediments from DOMES Site C, Pacific Ocean
topic Aluminium oxide; Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); BC; Box corer; Calcium oxide; Copper(II) oxide; Date/Time of event; Deposit type; DEPTH, sediment/rock; DOMES Site C, Pacific Ocean; Elevation of event; Event label; Iron oxide, Fe2O3; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; Loss on ignition; Magnesium oxide; Manganese oxide; Nickel oxide; NOAA and MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database; NOAA-MMS; Oceanographer; Potassium oxide; RP6OC75; RP6OC75-18B-37; RP6OC75-24B-29; Sample ID; Silicon dioxide; Sodium oxide; Titanium dioxide
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.880310