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Multielemental analysis of ferromanganese nodules from Central Indian Ocean Basin by PIXE

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Ferromanganese nodules found on the Ocean bed are complex heterogenous mixtures of several components. Two nodules from Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) were analysed by proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) technique using 3UD Tandem pelletron. The precision and the accuracy of this technique for chemical analyses has been confimed by analysing USGS Geological Standards. Thick sample targets were bombarded by 3 MeV protons for the multielemental analysis. GUPIX-96 software was used for spectral data analysis. Quantative estimate of K, Ca, Tl, V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge, As, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Mo, Ba, Ce, Tl and Pb has been ascertained. The occurrence of Ga, Ge, Rb and Zr in nodules from this region is reported for the first time. The role of manganese and iron oxide phases in determining the uptake of various trace elements from ocean water and bottom sediment pore water has been discussed.

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  1. Inter University Consortium for DAE Facilities, Ill/LB-8, Bidhan Nagar, 700 091, Calcutta, India

    R. K. Dutta, M. Sudarshan, S. N. Bhattacharyya & S. N. Chintalapudi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Utkal University, 751 004, Bhubaneswar, India

    R. K. Dutta & V. Chakravortty

  3. Institute of Physics, 751 005, Bhubaneswar, India

    V. Vijayan & S. Ghosh

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Dutta, R.K., Sudarshan, M., Bhattacharyya, S.N. et al. Multielemental analysis of ferromanganese nodules from Central Indian Ocean Basin by PIXE. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 221, 193–197 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035265

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