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The Indian Ocean Nodule Field
2nd Edition
Geology and Resource Potential
Authors:
Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay
Anil Kumar Ghosh
Sridhar Iyer
Paperback ISBN: 9780128054741
Imprint: Elsevier
Published Date: 20th October 2017
Page Count: 428
Description
The Indian Ocean Nodule Field: Geology and Resource Potential, Second Edition, provides a view of the most recent studies along with classical theories starting from the 1960s. New concepts, hypotheses and critical appreciation of the state-of-the-art knowledge on nodule formation and resource management are featured in this new edition.
The economy of the Indian Ocean has vast potential and yet it is one of the least studied oceans. Garnering economic advantage out of mineral resources from deep oceans has been a long cherished dream for the mining community. The availability of 5-metal rich polymetallic (manganese) nodules in specific areas of the Indian Ocean has lured researchers to discover more about their processes of formation, growth, distribution and enrichment.
Key Features
- Collates, discusses and succinctly presents voluminous and scattered information from various books and journals for easy understanding and dissemination
- Features two new chapters: statistical modeling of the formation, growth, distribution and metal enrichment of nodules; and biogeochemistry of the Central Indian Ocean Basin
- Includes an assessment of Indian Ocean nodules, one of the least studied oceans in comparison to samples analyzed from the world’s oceans
Readership
Geologists, Geochemists, Economic geologists, Marine geologists, Geomorphologists, Geographers, Mineralogists, and Mining industry
Table of Contents
1. FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS
Nodule research through the Ages
Nodules in various environment
Nodule in World Ocean
Nodule in other Water Bodies
2. THE INDIAN OCEAN NODULE FIELD
Physiography and Geology
Physics (currents, waves) and Chemistry
Evolution of the Indian Ocean Nodule Field
3. TECTONICS AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
Ridge-Normal Lineaments
Ridge Parallel Lineation and Anomalies
Seamounts
4. BASIN VOLCANICS
Major Volcanics
Minor Volcanics
Hydrothermal Input
Alteration of Volcanics
Tectonics and Volcanics: Interrelations
5. SEDIMENTS
Distribution and Source
Sedimentary Processes
Biological Organisms- Mega to Micro
6. FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS - Characteristics
Distribution, Morphology, Internal constitution,
Mineralogy, Chemical composition, Growth rate
Ferromanganese Encrustation
Palaeoceanography
7. FERROMANGANESE DEPOSITS - Genesis
Factors Influencing Nodule Formation
Water-Sediment-Nodule-Biota interplay
Modelling formation, growth and enrichment
8. RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
Resource Identification
Mining Technology
Environmental Impact Assessment
Metal Extraction and Processing
9. DIMENSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES
Law of the Sea
Global Scenario (nodule resources in areas claimed by other countries)
Economics of Ferromanganese Deposits
Scope for Future Investigations
Details
- No. of pages:
- 428
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Elsevier 2018
- Published:
- 20th October 2017
- Imprint:
- Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780128054741
About the Author
Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay
Ph.D. Marine Geology- Manganese Nodules (Calcutta University), 1988 M.Sc. Geology (Calcutta University), 1979 B.Sc. Geology (Honours), (Burdwan University), 1977, Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay specializes in marine minerals exploration; geodynamics of continental margin, and coastal ecosystem management. In addition to writing the first edition of The Indian Ocean Nodule Field, he has written a book on the mineral wealth of the ocean, has edited another book, and has published more than three dozen research papers in top-ranking journals. Former Director of Mauritius Oceanography Institute, Dr. Mukhopadhyay is also credited with the formation of InRidge- India’s mid ocean ridge research initiative. He is a specialist in the field of formation and growth of manganese nodules, and contributed considerably in post-Cretaceous continental margin research
Affiliations and Expertise
Chief Scientists, CSIR, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
Anil Kumar Ghosh
Anil K. Ghosh, Professor-emeritus, is an eminent academician in the field of mineral resources at University of Calcutta. He has guided many doctoral and post-doctoral projects, and published about fifty research papers in SCI journals. He has researched on Indian and Pacific Ocean nodules in great details utilizing close collaboration with other institutions. He is a co-author of the Elsevier's book on Indian Ocean nodules, and is the senior author of another book on underwater minerals. Prof Ghosh has also edited a book on land based resources, and was the guest-editor of a special volume of a reputed journal. Recently, he has taken the pioneering initiative to declare ‘charnockite’ as the National Rock of India.
Affiliations and Expertise
Department of Geology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Sridhar Iyer
Sridhar D Iyer has investigated the volcanics and morphotectonics of the mid-ocean ridges and seamounts. The study provided better understanding about the geomorphology of the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) and the characteristics and origin of the volcanics and their relationship with the ferromanganese deposits. He is presently working on the challenging aspects of coastal mineral resources. He has received the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research’s (New Delhi, India) Young Scientist Award (1994) and the CSIR Raman Research Fellowship (1996). He has more than 70 publications in peer-reviewed and reputed journals and has also co-authored a book on the ferromanganese deposits of the CIOB.
Affiliations and Expertise
CSIR, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, India
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