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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2012.45.5.477

Regional Variability of Manganese Nodule Facies in the KR1 Area in KODOS Area, Northeastern Equatorial Pacific  

Lee, Hyun-Bok (Library of Marine Samples(LIMS), South Sea Research Institute, KIOST)
Kim, Wonnyon (Deep-sea & Seabed Resources Research Division, KIOST)
Ko, Young-Tak (Deep-sea & Seabed Resources Research Division, KIOST)
Kim, Jonguk (Deep-sea & Seabed Resources Research Division, KIOST)
Chi, Sang-Bum (Deep-sea & Seabed Resources Research Division, KIOST)
Park, Cheong-Kee (Research Vessel Building Unit, KIOST)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.45, no.5, 2012 , pp. 477-486 More about this Journal
Abstract
High-resolution bathymetry and physico-chemical properties of manganese nodules were explored to identify the relationship between morphological features and nodule occurrences in the KR1, one of the Korean contract nodule fields located in the NE Pacific. The high-resolution seabed mapping showed that the southwestern sector of the KR1 (KR1-1) was relatively deeper than the northeastern sector (KR1-2) which is occupied by small-scale seamounts. In terms of nodule occurrence, manganese nodules in the KR1-1 were comparatively larger (2-4 cm) with rough surface (t-type) and discoidal shapes (D-type), while those in the KR1-2 were generally small (<2 cm) with smooth surface (s-type) and irregular shapes (I-type). In addition, the nodules in the KR1-1 had higher contents of Cu, Mn and Ni. Such connections of water depths to nodule appearances and metal contents are commonly observed in the Pacific nodule fields. On the other hand, the nodules in the KR1-2 tend to be controled by morphological features. The seamounts in the KR1-2 might continuously provide rock fragments as new nuclei of manganese nodules. As a result, the nodules could not grow over than 2 cm and showed the shapes of a newbie (i.e., smooth surface and irregular shapes). As a result, our observations indicate that occurrence features of manganese nodules could be subjected to water depths and seabed morphology simultaneously.
Keywords
Korean contract nodule field; high-resolution bathymetry; metal contents;
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