Table 1: Raman peaks attribution (cm-1) for Fe-Mn concretion fragments (Pacific Ocean bottom) between 100 and 1000 cm-1.

Peak attribution Fe-Mn fragments
PAC1 PAC2 PAC4 PAC6 PAC8
QZ
PL
QZ
PL
QZ
PL
PH
PL
QZ
PH
PL
PL
SAN
VER
TOD
VER
TOD
127 w
187 w
206 m
280 m
354 m
385 m
410 s
457 w
465 s
475 s
480 m
508 s
512 s
570 s
580 w
630 m
640 vs
128 w
180 w
206 m
282 m
355 m
383
415 m
457 w
464 s
477 s
478 m
506 s
514 m
-
-
630 m
-
128 w
183 m
206 m
278 m
356 m
-
-
-
464 vs
-
-
507 m
-
570 s
-
-
-
128 w
-
205 m
-
356 m
385 m
-
458 w
464 s
-
482 w
-
-
-
580 w
-
635 vs
128 w
151 m
205 m
-
355 m
-
410 m
-
463 vs
476 s
-
-
-
570 s
-
630 m
-

TOD: Todorokite; VER: Vernadite; QZ: Quartz; PL: Plagioclase; SAN: Sanidine; PH: Phillipsite. Measurement accuracy in the spectra of crystalline polymorphs: 2 cm-1 for weak bands and 1 cm-1 for strong bands (Relative intensity of the bands: w: weak; m: medium; s: strong; vs: very strong).