New constraint on the maintenance of Mn nodules at the sediment surface

Investigations into the association of manganese nodules with pelagic sediment in many areas of the deep ocean have mainly considered either (1) the source of metals in nodules, or (2) the occurrence of nodules predominantly at the sediment surface. The second problem is duscussed here. The mechanis...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1980-08, Vol.286 (5776), p.880-883
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