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Fyfe, William S; Kronberg, B I; Peirce, M; Leppard, G G (1980): (Table 1, page 204), Minor element concentrations in nodules of lake Ontario at Glenola, Bay of Quinte [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.849317, Supplement to: Fyfe, WS et al. (1980): Ferromanganese Nodules from Lake Ontario (Bay of Quinte): Minor Element Geochemistry. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 6(3), 203-209, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(80)72101-9

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Abstract:
Spark source mass spectroscopy was used to analyze 61 elements in ten ferromanganese nodules found near Glenora in the Bay of Quinte at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Most minor elements, including As, Pb, and Hg, have concentrations between 1-100 µg/g. F, S, Co, Zn, and La have concentrations in 100 µg/g range. Ba and Sr are present at levels of 1% and 0.1% respectively. Compared to similar measurements on nodules found in the Great Lakes and in other parts of the globe, values reported here are generally lower. Compared to their marine equivalents, lake nodules appear to be inferior scavengers of minor elements. Examination of all available data corroborates the postulate that marine biological material is an important source of minor elements found in oceanic nodules.
Coverage:
Latitude: 44.045260 * Longitude: -77.056600
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: m
Event(s):
GLENORA_F * Latitude: 44.045260 * Longitude: -77.056600 * Elevation: 76.0 m * Lake water depth: 5 m * Location: Bay of Quinte - Lake Ontario * Method/Device: Dredge (DRG)
Comment:
Ten nodules were dried overnight in vacuo at 50°C. The dried nodules were ground with graphite. The spectra were interpreted semi-quantitatively using USGS standards (Flanagan 1973). The data are considered accurate to within a factor of three.
From 1983 until 1989 NOAA-NCEI compiled the NOAA-MMS Marine Minerals Geochemical Database from journal articles, technical reports and unpublished sources from other institutions. At the time it was the most extended data compilation on ferromanganese deposits world wide. Initially published in a proprietary format incompatible with present day standards it was jointly decided by AWI and NOAA to transcribe this legacy data into PANGAEA. This transfer is augmented by a careful checking of the original sources when available and the encoding of ancillary information (sample description, method of analysis...) not present in the NOAA-MMS database.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmFyfe, William SGeocode
2LithiumLimg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
3BerylliumBemg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
4BoronBmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
5FluorineFmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
6Sulfur, totalTSmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
7ChlorineClmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
8ScandiumScmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
9VanadiumVmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
10ChromiumCrmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
11CobaltComg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
12NickelNimg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
13CopperCumg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
14ZincZnmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
15GalliumGamg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
16GermaniumGemg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
17ArsenicAsmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
18SeleniumSemg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
19BromineBrmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
20RubidiumRbmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
21StrontiumSrmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
22YttriumYmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
23NiobiumNbmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
24IodineImg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
25BariumBamg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
26LanthanumLamg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
27CeriumCemg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
28PraseodymiumPrmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
29NeodymiumNdmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
30SamariumSmmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
31DysprosiumDymg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
32YtterbiumYbmg/kgFyfe, William SSpark Source Mass Spectrometer (JMS-01BM-2 JEOL)
33DescriptionDescriptionFyfe, William S
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