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Minerals glossary

Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Also called CCZ, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone

A vast Pacific abyssal region between Hawaii and Mexico holding the richest known nodule fields, where most seabed exploration contracts lie.

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