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manganese nodule

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manganese nodule [′maŋ·gə‚nēs ′naj·ül]
(geology)
Small, irregular black to brown concretions consisting chiefly of manganese salts and manganese oxide minerals; formed in oceans as a result of pelagic sedimentation or precipitation.


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No Enterprise: Special Commission 2, which is concerned with preparations for the Enterprise, reviewed a paper on the commercial feasibility of manganese nodule mining in the French pioneer area in the Pacific.
This licence grants the consortium "exclusive rights' to manganese nodules in the sea-bed area identified in the licence and priority in respect of other sea-bed resources', the Soviet letter added.
 
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