Abstract
The concentration of microelements in manganese nodules is less than 0.1% and for many of them is as low as 10−4 – 10−7%. All of them are poorly studied, in contrast to macroelements, due to analytical difficulties and lack of economical interest in most of them. However, from a scientific standpoint, all elements of such interesting natural objects as nodules are worth being considered and analysed. In the course of these studies, some of the microelements would probably be recognized as valuable ones and would be processed along with the major ore elements. Besides it would be possible to distinguish between useful elements and contaminants that could be injurious to the industrial processing of nodules. So the knowledge of their behaviour and distribution in nodules would be of practical value.
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© 1988 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Baturin, G.N. (1988). Microelements in Manganese Nodules. In: The Geochemistry of Manganese and Manganese Nodules in the Ocean. Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3731-4_10
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