Size classification and their average diameter after Meylan (1974) and average weight (g) of manganese nodules from the East Siberian Arctic shelf
Station | Water depth (m) | small (< 3 cm) | medium (3-6 cm) | large (> 6 cm) | Weight (g) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Diameter (cm) | n | Diameter (cm) | n | Diameter (cm) | |||
ARA12B-St52 | 150 | 64 | 2.4 (1.5-3.0) | 124 | 4.1 (3.0-5.7) | 51 | 8.1 (6.0-19.9) | 34.0 |
ARA12B-St58i | 73 | 9 | 2.4 (1.8-3.0) | 125 | 4.5 (3.0-6.0) | 67 | 7.5 (6.0-12.6) | 19.6 |