Manganese nodules are an example of a:
A)biogenous sediments.
B)cosmogenous sediments.
C)hydrogenous sediments.
D)terrigenous sediments.
E)volcagenic sediments.

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Manganese nodules are formed through precipitation from seawater and are therefore considered hydrogenous sediments. Biogenous sediments are formed from the shells and skeletal remains of organisms, terrigenous sediments come from land, cosmogenous sediments come from space, and volcagenic sediments come from volcanic activity.

Manganese Nodules Are an Example of A