Polymetallic Nodules (Points)

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The Geological Survey Ireland (GSI), as partner and Work Package 7 (Minerals) leader of EMODnet Geology Phase III, are compiling information on Polymetallic nodules. EMODnet partners are submitting the spatial extent of mapped polymetallic nodules and existing information; here you can view data collated thus far. The information presented here are of mapped extents of polymetallic nodules within participating surveys national Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). Polymetallic nodules are also known as manganese nodules. These ferromanganese concretions comprise mainly iron and ferromanganese oxides, with accessory minerals such as cobalt, copper and nickel, zinc, vanadium, platinum and molybdenum.

Data and resources

EMODnet Geology

A general description of EMODnet Geology and the accessible data.

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Data from work package 7. Marine minerals.

marineminerals.zip

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Web Map Service for Polymetallic Nodules (Points)

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Web Feature Service for Polymetallic Nodules (Points)

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Additional information

Temporal extent	2003-01-01 – 2019-02-28
Date (revision)	2022-09-15
Status	onGoing
Update frequency	asNeeded
Metadata language	en
License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadata	ISO 19115 XML
Last updated	2026-11-04
Created	2026-11-04
API	package_show