Geochemistry of ferromanganese nodules in the soil of Okinawa Island, Japan: Paleoclimatic implications and discrimination scheme of the nodule origins

Shimajiri–Mahji refers to dark-red soil covering Ryukyu limestone that is characterized by buried ferromanganese (Fe–Mn) nodules, and it is widely distributed in Okinawa Island, southwestern Japan. The formation environment of the Fe–Mn nodules is considered closely related to the pedogenetic proces...

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Main Authors: Keishiro Azami, Kazutaka Yasukawa, Yasuhiro Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590056022000482