Nickel exchange between aqueous Ni(II) and deep-sea ferromanganese nodules and crusts

Deep-sea ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) nodules and crusts are rich in traditional and non-traditional metals with both current and emerging economic value. Mn(III,IV) oxides (e.g., phyllomanganates) are important host phases for these metals (e.g., Ni), which are structurally incorporated during nodule and Fe-Mn crust formation. Recrystallization of phyllomanganates can be catalyzed by aqueous Mn(II) (Mn(II)aq) during (bio)geochemical Mn redox cycling....