Photos of seabed minerals

Here you can find a range of photos of seabed minerals. The photos can be downloaded and used free of charge so long as all content is clearly marked with the date, reference and link to the source. Bildene kan brukes uten vederlag så lenge de merkes med dato, henvisning og lenke til kilden.

A sample of basalt, a volcanic rock.

Green copper mineral deposit on a darker sulphide sample, acquired by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) at the Mohns Ridge in 2020.

Manganese crust collected by the NPD. Darker parts represent manganese crust while the lighter areas are weathered rocks.

Manganese crust collected by the NPD at the Jan Mayen Ridge. Darker parts represent manganese crust while the lighter areas are weathered rocks.

Manganese crust collected by the NPD at the Vøring Spur. Darker parts represent manganese crust while the lighter areas are weathered rocks.

Manganese crust collected by the NPD at the Vøring Spur. Darker parts represent manganese crust while the lighter areas are weathered rocks..

Nils Rune Sandstå and Jan Stenløkk, geologists at the NPD, shows a detailed section (1 mm) of a manganese crust. The crust consists of thin laminas.

Geologist Jan Stenløkk, together with Jan Rune Sandstå, shows a smaller sulphide chimney acquired by the NPD at the Mohns Ridge in 2020.

Oxidiced sulphide sample collected by the NPD at the Mohns Ridge in 2019.

Sliced cores collected from the NPDs drilling campaign at the Mohns Ridge in 2020. Darker areas are sulphide materials, while the lighter grey are basaltic rocks.