EMODnet_Geology_WP7_Marine_Minerals_INSPIRE_MR_MineralOccurrence__Ferro-ManganeseCrusts_Area eng utf8 dataset Charise McKeon Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) +353-1-6782000 Block 1, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown Avenue Co. Dublin A94 N2R6 Ireland charise.mckeon@gsi.ie https://www.emodnet-geology.eu/data-products/marine-minerals/ pointOfContact 2026-05-27 ISO 19115/INSPIRE_TG2/CZ4 2003/cor.1/2006 ETRS89 (4258) [INSPIRE] EMODnet Geology WP7 Marine Minerals Cobalt Rich Ferro-manganese Crusts (Area) MINDeSEA WP4 Ferro-manganese Crusts Critical Raw Materials 2019-03-02 creation 2019-03-02 revision 2019-03-02 publication MR_MineralOccurrence_Commodity_IndustrialMinerals_EMODnetGeology_WP7_MarineMinerals_Ferro-manganeseCrusts_Area INSPIRE layer MR.MineralOccurrence portrayal Marine ferromanganese crust deposits are potential mineral resources that contain base metals and strategic and critical elements such as cooper (Cu), cobalt (Co), vanadium (V), nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), platinum group elements (PGEs) or rare earth elements (REEs). Traditionally, marine precipitates are defined as: a) purely hydrogenetic when all constituents are derived from cold seawater, (b) diagenetic, when all constituents are derived from cold sediment pore water; and (c) hydrothermal when precipitation occurs in the vicinity of hydrothermal vent sites from fluids with temperatures higher than ambient bottom waters. Hydrogenetic Fe-Mn crusts occur throughout the global ocean on seamounts, ridges and plateaus, where currents have kept the rocks free of sediment for millions of years. Some ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) crusts exhibit a mixed origin, primarily either hydrothermal-hydrogenetic or hydrogenetic-diagenetic (Hein et al., 2000; 2003; 2013; Muiños et al. 2013; Bau et al., 2014; Marino et al., 2017). In many places, marine phosphorites are accompanied by Fe-Mn crust mineralisations on the seafloor of continental shelves and slopes along the western continental margins of the Atlantic Ocean. Some thick Fe-Mn crusts also contain carbonate fluorapatite, which was incorporated into the crusts during specific periods prior to middle Miocene during main Cenozoic episodes of phosphatization. These deposits are related to strong upwelling along the continental margins and seamounts. Marine phosphorites are known to concentrate rare earth elements and yttrium (REY) during early diagenetic formation (Hein et al., 1993; 2016; González et al., 2016). Although there are several references to ferromanganese crusts and their association with phosphorites in the literature, the genetic models for explaining their relationship and metal concentration are still poorly understood. Research on phosphorites and Fe-Mn deposits have traditionally had two main purposes: 1) their economic importance as potential sources of phosphate for agriculture and metals, rare earth elements plus yttrium (REY), among others, required for high-tech and green-tech applications; and 2) their potential as archives for the study of paleoceanographic events. Phosphorite and ferromanganese crust deposits are frequently associated, and widespread on the seafloor of continental shelves and slopes along the western continental margins of the Atlantic Ocean, also occurring on seamounts, banks and plateaus. They are especially abundant on the volcanic seamounts and ridges from the Macaronesia region (Canary-Madeira-Açores Islands). The proposal is to compile fragmented marine data products and metadata on areas explored and investigated for ferromanganese crusts and phosphorites and make them available through an information platform. The portal will provide access to data and metadata held by each organisation based on standards developed in the Geo-Seas and EMODnet-Geology project and data products compiled at a scale of 1:250,000. This WP will establish the location, extension and formation processes of individual European ferromanganese crusts and phosphorites; how critical metals are concentrated on the mineralisation; where they occur and why they are associated with particular minerals. This is a necessary study, to identify areas with potential CRM deposits as sources of strategic and rare metals within the EU and associated countries waters. Research on FE-Mn deposits have traditionally had two main purposes: 1) their economic importance as potential sources of phosphate for agriculture and metals, rare earth elements plus yttrium (REY), among others, required for high-tech and green-tech applications; and 2) their potential as archives for the study of paleoceanographic events. Charise McKeon Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) +353-1-6782000 Block 1, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown Avenue Co. Dublin A94 N2R6 Ireland charise.mckeon@gsi.ie https://www.emodnet-geology.eu/data-products/marine-minerals/ pointOfContact asNeeded Geology theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 GEMET INSPIRE 2008-06-01 publication European theme Spatial scope (C) 2020 Dictionary.com, LLC 2019-05-22 publication mineral deposit theme EGDI Keyword Thesaurus GEMET - Concepts 2026-03-25 publication EMODnet-Geology place European Geoscience Registry - Projects EIONET - Concepts 2026-03-25 publication copper cobalt vanadium nickel titanium platinum manganese rare-earth element base metal geological marine sea seabed seafloor seamount place Dictionary.com EDMO 2020-02-01 publication science earth science natural science geology marine geology mining geology place GEneral Mulitlingual Environmental Thesaurus - Concepts, version 4.1.4, 13 Feb 2020 GeoNames 2020-02-13 publication hydrosphere lithosphere place EIONET - Concepts, version 4.1.4, 13 Feb 2020 SDN sea areas C16 based on IHO 23-3rd: Limits of Oceans and Seas, Special Publication 23, 3rd Edition 1953, published by the International Hydrographic Organization 2020-02-13 publication Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Geological Survey Ireland IGME, Geological Survey of Spain Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA) place European Directory of Marine Organisations 2017-09-20 revision Europe Spain Portugal Macaronesia Canary Islands Azores Le Danois Bank Galicia Bank Antialtair Seamount East Azores Fracture Zone Dragon Bank Lion Bank Seine Seamount Gago Countinho Rise Unicorn Bank The Paps Seamount Tropic Seamount Dacia Seamount Rybin Seamount Conception Bank Saharan Seamount Alboran Sea El Mansour Seamount Abubacer Ridge Iberian Basin place GeoNames Geographical Database 2012-12-30 publication Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean North East Atlantic Ocean (limit 40W) Bay of Biscay Mediterranean Sea Alboran Sea (Mediterranean Sea) place SeaDataNet sea areas 1953-12-31 publication otherRestrictions License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Legal Code - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode otherRestrictions no limitations to public access License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Legal Code - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode vector 230000 eng environment geoscientificInformation location oceans -26.704367 -1.430018 23.68199 44.254743 Mineral resources GML Application Schema 3.0 Geological Survey Ireland EMODnet Geology WP7 Leader +353-1-6782000 Beggars Bush Haddington Road Dublin 4 D04 K7X4 Ireland charise.mckeon@gsi.ie https://www.gsi.ie pointOfContact https://drive.emodnet-geology.eu/geoserver/gsi/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=1.3.0 WMS GetCapabilities GeoServer Web Map Service (WMS) GetCapabilities https://drive.emodnet-geology.eu/geoserver/gsi/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities&VERSION=2.0.0 WFS GetCapabilities GeoServer Web Feature Service (WFS) GetCapabilities download COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services INSPIRE Data Specifications v3.0 2010-12-08 See referenced specification true Data modeling used D2.8.III.21 Data Specification on Mineral resources - Technical Guidelines to generate data schema for Ferro-manganese Crusts data produced by EMODnet Geology WP7 Minerals and MINDeSEA WP8 Link to Information Plaform for MINDeSEA WP4 Ferro-manganese crusts, phosphorites and Critical Raw Materials. The INSPIRE MineralResourcesCore UML class diagam applied for the spatial data attributes includes the following feature types: MineralOccurrence, Mine, MiningActivity, MineralDepositModel. The MINDeSEA WP4 applies the following tables: Chemistry, economic, environment, metallogeny, other and phosphoritesCriticalRawMaterials as agreed by the WP4 and WP8 leaders.