Geological Characteristics, Potential and Genesis of Iron-Manganese Ore Formation at the Bottom of the Southwestern Part of the South China Sea Part 1. Geological Characteristics of Subsea Deposits, Exploration Methods and Techniques

Abstract

The article discusses the resource potential of the South China Sea, presents the main geographic and hydrological data on the South China Basin of the Pacific Ocean. Information about the geological conditions of the South China Sea, including the morphology and tectonics of the seabed, is presented. Data on the prevalence of different-grained sediments along the entire coastline and in the shelf zone of the South China Sea are presented. Ferromanganese ores, represented by formations in the form of nodules and crusts, are considered as one of the main types of solid mineral resources in the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam. The regularities of their distribution in the South China Sea are analyzed, the history of geological studies of the mineral resources of the seabed is presented, and a plan for further exploration is proposed