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RECENTLY, one of us has advanced arguments1 in support of the idea that manganese-rich deposits of the sea floor may result from the metabolic activity of a bottom-dwelling organism that derives its nutrients from organic complexes in the water. We present here some new evidence that is relevant to that concept.
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GRAHAM, J., COOPER, S. Biological Origin of Manganese-rich Deposits of the Sea Floor. Nature 183, 1050–1051 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831050a0
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