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Project Acronym: GOE-DEEP | State: In Operation| Expedition ID: 5075

ins.: 2025-06-09 10:50, 149 days ago
Category: Goe-Deep
Goe-Deep

2025-06-09

Drilling at depth > 100 m ...
This Mn- rich black shale at 70 m depth is not ready for mining yet; give it few million years and weathering. Photo Aivo Lepland

Beautifully laminated Mn-bearing black shales of FB1c below the Poubara sandstone. Was the primary Mn phase carbonate or oxide?