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The Indian Ocean Nodule Field
Geology and Resource Potential
- 2nd Edition - November 27, 2017
- Authors: Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay, Anil Kumar Ghosh, Sridhar D. Iyer
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 5 4 7 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 3 7 6 2 - 8
The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential, Second Edition, provides a view of the most recent studies along with classical theories starting from the 1960s. Ne… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential, Second Edition, provides a view of the most recent studies along with classical theories starting from the 1960s. New concepts, hypotheses and critical appreciation of the state-of-the-art knowledge on nodule formation and resource management are featured in this new edition.
The economy of the Indian Ocean has vast potential and yet it is one of the least studied oceans. Garnering economic advantage out of mineral resources from deep oceans has been a long cherished dream for the mining community. The availability of 5-metal rich polymetallic (manganese) nodules in specific areas of the Indian Ocean has lured researchers to discover more about their processes of formation, growth, distribution and enrichment.
- Collates, discusses and succinctly presents voluminous and scattered information from various books and journals for easy understanding and dissemination
- Features two new chapters: statistical modeling of the formation, growth, distribution and metal enrichment of nodules; and biogeochemistry of the Central Indian Ocean Basin
- Includes an assessment of Indian Ocean nodules, one of the least studied oceans in comparison to samples analyzed from the world’s oceans
Geologists, Geochemists, Economic geologists, Marine geologists, Geomorphologists, Geographers, Mineralogists, and Mining industry
1. FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS Nodule research through the AgesNodules in various environmentNodule in World Ocean Nodule in other Water Bodies2. THE INDIAN OCEAN NODULE FIELDPhysiography and Geology Physics (currents, waves) and Chemistry Evolution of the Indian Ocean Nodule Field3. TECTONICS AND GEOMORPHOLOGYRidge-Normal Lineaments Ridge Parallel Lineation and Anomalies Seamounts4. BASIN VOLCANICSMajor Volcanics Minor Volcanics Hydrothermal InputAlteration of VolcanicsTectonics and Volcanics: Interrelations5. SEDIMENTSDistribution and Source Sedimentary ProcessesBiological Organisms- Mega to Micro 6. FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS - Characteristics Distribution, Morphology, Internal constitution, Mineralogy, Chemical composition, Growth rateFerromanganese Encrustation Palaeoceanography7. FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS - GenesisFactors Influencing Nodule Formation Water-Sediment-Nodule-Biota interplay Modelling formation, growth and enrichment 8. RESOURCE ASSESSMENTResource Identification Mining Technology Environmental Impact Assessment Metal Extraction and Processing 9. DIMENSIONS AND PERSPECTIVESLaw of the SeaGlobal Scenario (nodule resources in areas claimed by other countries)Economics of Ferromanganese DepositsScope for Future Investigations
- No. of pages: 428
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: November 27, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128054741
- eBook ISBN: 9780444637628
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