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The measurement of 10Be in manganese nodules using a tandem Van De Graaff accelerator

  • K. K. Turekian
  • , J. K. Cochran
  • , S. Krishnaswami
  • , W. A. Lanford
  • , P. D. Parker
  • , K. A. Bauer

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Abstract

The growth rate of a manganese nodule from the South Atlantic Ocean (Rio Grande Ridge) has been determined using a 10Be profile as measured with a Tandem Van de Graaff accelerator. This rate is 4.5 mm/My. A correlation may exist between the 10Be flux and the Mn flux to nodules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)417-420
Number of pages4
JournalGeophysical Research Letters
Volume6
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1979

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