Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of Ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts: Implications for the Reconstruction of the Paleo-Ocean Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts have been extensively studied for their potential to reconstruct the paleo–ocean environment, as they possess properties that reflect environmental changes.

This Special Issue will focus on the diverse analytical methods employed in the analysis of mineralogical and geochemical ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts and their implications for paleo–ocean environment reconstruction. Please see the list of potential topics below.

• Section 1. Reconstruction of the Paleo–ocean Environments.
  - The paleo–ocean environmental relationship between geochemical and mineralogical properties of ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts.
  - New approaches to unravel the genesis and formation mechanisms of ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts.
  - Comparative analysis of ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts with various seafloor deposits.

• Section 2. Biogeochemistry of deep-sea environments.
  - Microbe–mineral interaction in deep-sea
  - Tracking the microbial mineral alteration in deep-sea and hydrothermal systems.
  - Environmental monitoring and baseline studies.

• Section 3. Crystallography of ferromanganese oxide.
  - Methods and case studies on crystal structure evolution and the formation of minerals by enriching Ni, Co, etc., elements into lattice during paleo–environmental change.

• Section 4. General properties of ferromanganese nodule
  - Novel analytical methods for analyzing the geochemical and mineralogical properties of ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts.
  - Advances in qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques for ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts.

Dr. Kiho Yang
Dr. Yongmoon Lee
Dr. Jaewoo Jung
Guest Editors

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