Manganese Nodule Geochemistry from Cape Leeuwin Field

Western Australia's Cape Leeuwin field provides chemical data on manganese nodules, with metal values recalculated for a 16% moisture content. The Australian Ocean Data Network compiled this information, originally published in a 1977 journal report and updated with later analyses. The dataset includes recalculated atomic absorption spectrophotometry results.

Use Cases

• Compare metal concentrations in nodules using recalculated atomic absorption spectrophotometry values.
• Analyze the impact of a 16% moisture content assumption on reported geochemical data.
• Study the geochemistry of manganese nodules from a specific field off Western Australia.

Strengths

• Data includes recalculated metal values based on a specific 16% moisture content.
• Originates from a published 1977 journal report with later analytical updates.

Limitations

• Small sample size implied by a single summary table.
• Data is temporally stale, with core analyses from the 1970s.
• Original row and column counts are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, based on a journal publication by Frakes, Exon and Granath (1977).

Collection Method

Chemical analysis via atomic absorption spectrophotometry on nodule samples.

Time Range

1970s (primary study period).

Freshness

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Geography

Cape Leeuwin field, southwest of Western Australia.