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Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority

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Ocean Basin<br />

Authigenic<br />

(precipitated<br />

from sea<br />

water)<br />

Diagenetic<br />

(produced by<br />

alteration of<br />

existing<br />

material)<br />

Volcanogenic<br />

(produced by<br />

volcanic<br />

processes)<br />

Meteoric<br />

(produced by<br />

atmospheric<br />

processes)<br />

Lime (calcite and<br />

aragonite), mud, sand<br />

shells<br />

Beach or placer<br />

deposit: Iron sands<br />

(glauconite)<br />

Placer or solid<br />

layered deposit:<br />

Phosphorite (apatite,<br />

fluorapatite, etc.)<br />

Placer deposit:<br />

Phosphorite (apatite,<br />

fluorapatite, etc.)<br />

Cobalt-ironmanganeseplatinum<br />

crusts<br />

Phosphorite<br />

Potash<br />

Salt (halite,<br />

sodium chloride)<br />

Sulphur (pure<br />

and as sulphate)<br />

Solid layered<br />

deposit:<br />

Phosphorite<br />

Lode and vein<br />

deposits (all<br />

elements)<br />

Massive sulphide<br />

deposits (copper,<br />

iron, zinc, silver,<br />

gold)<br />

Freshwater Geother<br />

mal<br />

energy<br />

Freshwater<br />

(desalination of<br />

seawater)<br />

Biogenic Petroleum (oil and<br />

gas)<br />

Authigenic Manganese nodules<br />

(manganese, iron,<br />

nickel, cobalt, copper)<br />

Cobalt-ironmanganeseplatinum<br />

crusts<br />

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