Bed of manganese nodules

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2000 (approx.)

Flat ocean floor made up of nodules packed in tightly.

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Detailed Description

A bed of manganese nodules from deep offshore of the Cook Islands. Each color bar in the staff represents 10 centimeters.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Critical metals in manganese nodules from the Cook Islands EEZ, abundances and distributions
Article by Hein, et al., 2015, Ore Geology Reviews; photo taken during a research cruise in 2000.