Abstract
Marine iron manganese deposits show a greater chemical variability than was realized only 10 years ago. As a consequence correct conclusions regarding the genesis of a given deposit frequently require knowledge about several geochemical parameters and preferably about accumulation rates and spatial relations vis-a-vis e.g. spreading centers.
For old deposits the analogous interpretation is considerably more difficult, since evidence may be missing for a nearby spreading center in the past and since elevated accumulation rates may not be detectable. Hence petrographic and geochemical characteristics may be the only ones available for a genetic interpretation. I will here show that a combination of geochemical relations such as Fe/Ti — Al/(A1+Fe+Mn), Fe/Mn, Fe-Mn-(Co+Ni+Cu), U/Th and REE (rare earth element) data may yield conclusive genetic information.
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Boström, K. (1983). Genesis of Ferromanganese Deposits-Diagnostic Criteria for Recent and Old Deposits. In: Rona, P.A., Boström, K., Laubier, L., Smith, K.L. (eds) Hydrothermal Processes at Seafloor Spreading Centers. NATO Conference Series, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0402-7_20
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