Chronology and critical metals enrichment mechanism of ferromanganese nodules from the Parece Vela Basin, Philippine Sea

Cheng, Yanling; Xu, Yonghang; Liang, Yi; Li, Dongyi; Lin, Fanyu; Yin, Xijie; Wang, Ai‐Jun

doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121494

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“…It is worth noting that in the individual layers of nodules, Co shows a sudden change in element content at Mn/Fe ≈ 2, while Ni and Cu show a change in element content around Mn/Fe ≈ 5. This may be due to changes in mineral composition during the sediment environment transformation from oxic diagenetic to sub-oxic diagenetic [6,51].…”

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Geochemical Behavior of Shallow Buried Nodules from Clarion–Clipperton Fracture Zone in the East Pacific: A LA-ICP-MS Mapping Analysis Perspective

Fan,

Li,

et al. 2024

Minerals

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The Clarion–Clipperton Fracture Zone of the east Pacific contains numerous shallow buried nodules that are in direct contact with pore water in sediment, providing a direct reflection of the interaction between nodules and sediment. However, research on the geochemical behavior of these shallow-buried nodules is limited. This study used laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to compare mineral and element distribution in shallow buried nodules with surface nodules. The shallow buried nodules are products of nodules entering the burial stage. In comparison to surface nodules, shallowly buried nodules develop a fourth oxidized-suboxic diagenetic growth layer after entering the burial stage, in addition to the three main growth inner layers (L1, L2, L3). We suggest that L4 is not influenced by the bottom water source and that the presence of todorokite and the high flux of Mn2+ in the sediment pore water compete with other metal elements to enter the lattice of manganate, resulting in significantly higher Mn, W, and Li contents in L4 compared to L2. However, the content of Ni, Mg, and other hydrogenetic elements is much lower in L4 compared to L2. We suggest that the instantaneous change in surface primary productivity results in a sudden shift in the redox environment of the upper sediment layer. This reaction leads to the reduction of solid-phase Mn, providing growth opportunities for the buried nodules. Simultaneously, this may also be the reason why the growth layer of the nodules is jointly controlled by the sedimentary processes of hydrogenetic, oxic diagenetic, and suboxic diagenetic processes.

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Section: Multiple Sources Control the Growth Of Nodulesmentioning

confidence: 99%