Quaternary phosphatized limestones with initial Fe-Mn mineralization from the Kammu Seamount (Milwaukee Seamounts, northern Pacific) |
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Authors: | E. L. Shkol’nik G. N. Baturin E. A. Zhegallo B. L. Zalishchak I. A. Basov |
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Affiliation: | (1) Far East Geological Institute, Far East Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia;(2) Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia;(3) Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia;(4) Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia |
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Abstract: | Phosphatized biogenic limestones and phosphorites with initial Fe-Mn mineralization dredged from the summit surface of the Kammu Seamount (Milwaukee Seamounts, northwestern Pacific) are studied. The rocks are largely composed of nannofossils and planktonic foraminifers with an admixture of benthic foraminifers, bryozoans, and other organic remains, presumably including bacterial ones. The nannofosssil and foraminiferal assemblages indicate the Quaternary age of the sediments, and their phosphatization is consistent with the phosphatization age determined previously based on nonequilibrium uranium (within the limits of 1 My). The age of phosphatization and the Fe-Mn mineralization in the sediments from Pacific seamounts that young implies the dependence of these ore-forming processes on oceanic environments favorable for ore accumulation rather than on their age. |
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