The influence of hydrothermal activity during the origin of Co-rich manganese crusts of the N-W Pacific

Abstract

The distribution of cobalt, vanadium, cadmium and molybdenum in the mineral fractions of the Co-rich manganese crusts (CMC) from Zubov and Govorov Guyots is considered. It is shown that the concentrations of cobalt in the ferrous fraction, and vanadium, cadmium in the manganese fraction indicate the ability of the CMC to record the rejuvenated volcanism in the N-W Pacific.