Lomilik
Seamount
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Lomilik is a seamount in the Western Pacific Ocean, within the exclusive economic zone of the Marshall Islands.[1] It lies to the west of Enewetak atoll[2] and is named after the best fishing site in Anewetak atoll.[3]
| Lomilik | |
|---|---|
Bathymetry of Lomilik and Ļami Seamounts | |
  Location in the Marshall Islands | |
| Summit depth | 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 11°42′N 161°37′E |
| Country | Marshall Islands |
Lomilik has a 40-by-15-kilometre-wide (24.9 mi × 9.3 mi) summit terrace with the proper summit at circa 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) depth; a scarp separates the two and small hills reach depths of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft). The summit terrace is covered by rocks with ooze in between. A notch in the southern flank of Lomilik was likely created by a landslide.[2][4] It is part of the Magellan Seamounts[5] and consists of a Cretaceous volcano with a thin layer of carbonate rocks and ferromanganese.[6] Lami seamount lies northwest of Lomilik.[7]
The rocks found on Lomilik consist of basalt and limestone.[8] Fluorapatite, hyaloclastite,[9] mudstone, phosphorite and siltstone have been identified in rocks from the seamount.[10] Manganese nodules have been found on Lomilik[1] and the manganese crusts on the seamount reach thicknesses of over 10 centimetres (3.9 in);[11] the thickest crust recovered from an ocean is a 18 centimetres (7.1 in) thick ferromanganese crust from Lomilik recovered in 1989.[2] The deposits on Lomilik could potentially be mined.[12]