Handbook of Marine Mineral Deposits

Summarizing the main advances in the current understanding of marine minerals, Handbook of Marine Mineral Deposits concentrates on the deposits of proven economic potential. The text is divided into three sections: Marine placers, manganese nodules and crusts, and deep-sea hydrothermal mineralization. All of these mineral deposits have great potential importance to economic geologists and marine mines. Edited by an acknowledged expert in the field, this handbook includes work by internationally renowned contributors. It serves as a platform from which to launch the more detailed evaluation studies that will need to take place in the 21st century.