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Cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts

The GSI, as partner and Work Package 7 (Minerals) leader of EMODnet Geology Phase II, are compiling information on cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts.

EMODnet partners are submitting the mapped extent of cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts and established information; here you can view data collated thus far. Cobalt rich

ferromanganese crusts are metallic mineral deposits that often form at depths between 400 to 4000 metres, as thin layers on the flanks of seamounts and submarine volcanoes.

The crusts accumulate when manganese, iron and trace metals including cobalt, copper, nickel and platinum dissolved in sea water are precipitated onto the volcanic substrate.

Marine ferromanganese crust deposits are potential mineral resources that contain base metals and strategic and critical elements such as cooper (Cu), cobalt (Co), vanadium (V),

nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), platinum group elements (PGEs) or rare earth elements (REEs). Traditionally, marine precipitates are defined as: a) purely hydrogenetic when all

constituents are derived from cold seawater, (b) diagenetic, when all constituents are derived from cold sediment pore water; and (c) hydrothermal when precipitation occurs in

the vicinity of hydrothermal vent sites from fluids with temperatures higher than ambient bottom waters. Hydrogenetic Fe-Mn crusts occur throughout the global ocean on seamounts,

ridges and plateaus, where currents have kept the rocks free of sediment for millions of years. Some ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) crusts exhibit a mixed origin, primarily either

hydrothermal-hydrogenetic or hydrogenetic-diagenetic.

 
Citation proposal
. Cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts. https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/dd936af8c9cd86cf6eb67d0ac0e521a1ca8cab55

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Date ( Revision )
2021-11-15T10:15:13
Status
completed Completed

  Point of contact

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) - Charise McKeon (Contract Marine Geologist )  

Beggars Bush Dublin D04 K7X4 Ireland

  +353 (0)1 678 2898  
Website
http://www.emodnet-geology.eu/geoserver/EMODnetGeology/wms  
Keywords ( Theme )
  • features , EMODnet , Geology , Minerals , Cobalt , rich , ferromanganese , crusts , metallic , deposits , marine
Topic category
  • Oceans
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Reference system identifier
EPSG:4326
Reference system identifier
CRS:84
OnLine resource
gsi:CobaltRichFerromanganeseCrustsArea  

Cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts

OnLine resource
gsi:CobaltRichFerromanganeseCrustsArea (MetadataURL)  
OnLine resource
Co-rich ferromanganese crust (LegendURL)  
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dd936af8c9cd86cf6eb67d0ac0e521a1ca8cab55   XML
Metadata language
eng English
Character set
utf-8 UTF8
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2021-11-15
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

  Point of contact

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) - Charise McKeon (Contract Marine Geologist )  

Beggars Bush Dublin D04 K7X4 Ireland

  +353 (0)1 678 2898  
Website
http://www.emodnet-geology.eu/geoserver/EMODnetGeology/wms  
 
 

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