(page 43), Geochemical composition of a phosphatic manganese nodule from Blake Plateau

Mr. John Murray, to whom the specimens of bottom deposits collected by the "Blake" were sent for examination, looked over the whole and selected some typical specimens. These have been described in detail, and he has added some general notes on the specimens characteristic, 1. of the Coast between the Gulf of Maine and Cape Hatteras; 2. of thee coast between Cape Hatteras and Lat. 31∞ 48' N.; 3. of the coasts around the greater and lesser Antilles ; and, finally, of the Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida.

约翰·默里（John Murray）先生接收了由“布莱克号（Blake）”采集的海底沉积物样本以开展检测工作，他对全部样本进行了全面检视，并筛选出若干典型样本。默里先生已对这批典型样本展开详细描述，并补充了针对四类海域典型沉积物样本特征的一般性说明：1. 缅因湾（Gulf of Maine）至哈特拉斯角（Cape Hatteras）沿岸海域；2. 哈特拉斯角至北纬31°48′海域；3. 大安的列斯群岛与小安的列斯群岛周边沿岸海域；最后为墨西哥湾（Gulf of Mexico）与佛罗里达海峡（Straits of Florida）海域。