A preliminary report on the manganese nodule field southwest of Western Australia quoted chemical analyses carried out on air-dried material. The average water content after drying at 105°C has been determined at 16 percent. Metal values by atomic absorption spectrophotometry have been recalculated assuming this moisture content.
Use Cases
- Analyze metal concentrations in seabed nodules based on recalculated atomic absorption spectrophotometry data
- Compare chemical analyses of nodules dried under different conditions based on moisture content adjustments
- Study the mineralogy of the Cape Leeuwin manganese nodule field based on summarized chemical data
Strengths
- Chemical analyses are based on atomic absorption spectrophotometry
- Data includes recalculated values accounting for a determined average moisture content of 16 percent
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Chemical analyses by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, recalculated for moisture content.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 16:23:45.311180; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Cape Leeuwin field off Western Australia