Geochemistry on manganese nodules from Timor

Fossil Mn nodules of Cretaceous age from western Timor exhibit chemical, structural and radioisotope compositions consistent with their being of deep-sea origin. These nodules show characteristics similar to nodules now found at depths of 3,500-5,000 m in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Slight differences in the fine structure and chemistry of these nodules and modern deep-sea nodules are attributed to diagenetic alteration after uplift of enclosing sediments.

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Margolis, Stanley V, Ku, Teh-Lung, Glasby, Geoffrey P, Fein, J S, Audley-Charles, M G (1978). Dataset: Geochemistry on manganese nodules from Timor. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854781

DOI retrieved: 1978

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Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.854781
Author Margolis, Stanley V
Given Name Stanley V
Family Name Margolis
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Ku, Teh-Lung
Glasby, Geoffrey P
Fein, J S
Audley-Charles, M G
Source Creation 1978
Publication Year 1978
Resource Type application/zip - filename: Margolis_1978
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Name: Chemistry

Name: Lithosphere

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Title: Fossil manganese nodules from Timor: Geochemical and radiochemical evidence for deep-sea origin
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2541(78)90044-X
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Year: 1978
Source: Chemical Geology
Authors: Margolis Stanley V , Ku Teh-Lung , Glasby Geoffrey P , Fein J S , Audley-Charles M G .

Title: Fig. 1 In situ location of Mn nodules. All were collected from the same surface exposure over an area of about 10 m. The site is 4.5 km ENE of Niki Niki in Indonesian Timor on a hillside leading down to the river Tobee
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Title: Fig. 2 Photograph of Mn nodules studied here
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Title: Fig. 3 Photography of internal structure of a Timor nodule showing concentric growth bands around a small central nucleus
Identifier: hdl:10013/epic.46220.d003
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