Chemical Composition of Manganese Nodules from the Cape Leeuwin Field

Chemical analysis data for manganese nodules collected from the seabed southwest of Western Australia. The dataset likely contains recalculated metal values from atomic absorption spectrophotometry, standardized to account for a 16 percent moisture content. The data was published by Geoscience Australia and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the metal content of seabed nodules based on the described chemical analyses.
• Comparing geochemical signatures of nodules from different drying methods based on the described moisture correction.
• Modeling the distribution of marine mineral resources based on the described location off Western Australia.

Strengths

• Data includes recalculated metal values standardized for a 16 percent moisture content.
• Chemical analyses were performed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
• Associated with a published preliminary report in a scientific journal.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Chemical analysis by atomic absorption spectrophotometry on seabed nodules.

Time Range

Data relates to analyses following a 1977 publication.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:20:55.468888; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cape Leeuwin field off the southwest coast of Western Australia.