The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology And Resource Potential

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The book includes a synthesis of research findings on the structure and evolution of the Central Indian Ocean Basin and its ferromanganese deposits, in particular, on the exploration campaign since 1980s. A comprehensive mixture of recent studies along with classical theories starting from the 1960s is the hallmark of the book. Recent concepts and hypotheses, and also critical appreciation of the state-of-the-art knowledge on nodule formation and resource management are incorporated. After limiting the geographical extension of the nodule field and describing its physiographic, geological, biological, physical and chemical characteristics in chapter 1, the various structural, tectonic and volcanic elements are described in chapters 2 and 3. The bottom sediment characteristics that floor the nodules and crusts are dealt with in chapter 4. The nodules and crusts are described in detail in chapter 5, and their process of formation in the light of variable source material, local and regional tectonic activities, and midplate secondary volcanisms are discussed. The mining, environment, metallurgy, legal and economic aspects of the nodule resources are discussed in chapter 6. This title fulfils the growing need to bring voluminous, but scattered information in the form of a book for easy dissemination to students and researchers. * First dedicated book on the Indian Ocean manganese nodule resources * Comprehensively discusses the dynamics of nodule formation in the Indian Ocean Nodule Field (IONF) * Independently assesses the influence of tectonics and volcanism on the manganese nodule resource potential in local and regional scales

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V O LU M E T E N HANDBOOK OF EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential HANDBOOK OF EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY Series Editor MARTIN HALE 1. Analytical methods in geochemical prospecting 2. Stastistics and data analysis in geochemical prospecting 3. Rock geochemistry in mineral exploration 4. Regolith exploration geochemistry in tropical and sub-tropical terrains 5. Regolith exploration geochemistry in arctic and temperate terrains 6. Drainage geochemistry 7. Geochemical remote sensing of the sub-surface 8. Life cycle of the phosphoria formation: From deposition to the post-mining environment 9. 10. Biogeochemistry in mineral exploration The Indian Ocean nodule field: Geology and resource potential V O LU M E T E N HANDBOOK OF EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential RANADHIR MUKHOPADHYAY National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India ANIL K. GHOSH University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India SRIDHAR D. IYER National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON NEW YORK • OXFORD • PARIS • SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Elsevier Radarweg 29, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK First edition 2008 Copyright # 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (þ44) 1865 843830, fax: (þ44) 1865 853333, E-mail: [email protected] com. Alt
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