Mineralogy and geochemistry of ferromanganese oxide deposits from the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Yingchun Cui¹  Chenguang Liu¹  Yanguang Liu¹  Xin Liu¹  Jingjing Gao¹  Xisheng Fang¹  Yuansheng Li²  Weiguo Wang³ 

[1] First Institute of Oceanography, MNR;Polar Research Institute of China;Third Institute of Oceanography, MNR;

关键词: ferromanganese oxide deposits;    chukchi sea;    arctic ocean;    mixed hydrothermal–diagenetic origin;    mineralogy;   

DOI  :  10.1080/15230430.2020.1738824

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abundant ferromanganese oxide deposits were recovered from the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean during the 7th Chinese Arctic Scientific Expedition in August 2016. Representative samples were collected to perform a mineralogical and geochemical analysis and elucidate their origin. Their mineral phases consist of todorokite, buserite, and birnessite, along with a small quantity of detrital minerals (quartz, feldspar, serpentine, kaolinite, and illite). Their elemental composition is rich in Ni and Mn compared to ferromanganese oxide deposits from other locations in the Chukchi Sea. The total rare earth element (REE) concentration varied from 138.95 to 207.23 μg/g with an average of 164.75 μg/g. The post-Archean Australian shale–normalized REE patterns have a slightly negative Ce anomaly and a positive Eu anomaly. The comprehensive geochemical and mineral data show that they have a mixed hydrothermal and diagenetic origin.

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