Compositional variation and genesis of ferromanganese crusts of the Afanasiy-Nikitin Seamount, Equatorial Indian Ocean
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Rajani, R.P.
Banakar, V.K. Parthiban, G. Mudholkar, A.V. Chodankar, A.R. |
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2006-07-13T12:10:09Z
2006-07-13T12:10:09Z 2005 |
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Journal of Earth System Science, vol.114(1), 51-61pp.
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Eight ferromanganese crusts (Fe-Mn crusts) with igneous and sedimentary substrates collected at different water depths from the Afanasiy-Nikitin Seamount are studied for their bulk major, minor and rare earth element composition. The Mn/Fe ratios < 1:5 indicate the hydrogenetic accretion of the Fe-Mn hydroxides. These Fe-Mn crusts are enriched in Co (up to 0.9%, average approx. 0:5%) and Ce. The Ce-content is the highest reported so far (up to 3763 ppm, average approx. 2250 ppm) for global ocean seamount Fe-Mn crusts. In spite of general similarity in the range of major, minor, and strictly trivalent rare earth element composition, the dissimilarity between the present Fe-Mn crusts and the Pacific seamount Fe-Mn crusts in Co and Ce associations with major mineral phases indicates inter-oceanic heterogeneity and region-specific conditions responsible for their enrichment. The decrease in Ce-anomaly (from approx. 8 to approx. 1:5) with increasing water depth (from approx. 1:7 km to approx. 3:2 km) might suggest that the modern intermediate depth low oxygen layer was shifted and sustained at a deeper depth for a long period in the past.
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Indian Academy of Sciences
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Compositional variation and genesis of ferromanganese crusts of the Afanasiy-Nikitin Seamount, Equatorial Indian Ocean
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