Bulk solid-phase contents of Mn, Fe, Al for sediment cores taken during SONNE cruise SO239 in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ)@en

This dataset comprises solid-phase bulk sediment manganese, iron and aluminum contents from sediment cores, which were retrieved by a multiple corer (MUC) during RV SONNE expedition SO239 in 2015. During this cruise, different European contract areas for the exploration of polymetallic nodules in the area of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) were visited (BGR, IOM, GSR, IFREMER), which are currently being explored in light of potential future deep-sea mining. Furthermore, one of the protected Areas of Particular Environmental Interest (APEI), more precisely the APEI3 north of the CCZ, was visited. […]