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δ11B of Sediments: published values

in ‰ (per mil)

Sediments. 19 published values for 12 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
Bange Co (carbonate and evaporite deposits)
China
10.17 ‰1lacustrine carbonate (hydromagnesite)Zhang et al. (2023), Boron source and evolution of the Zabuye salt lake, Tibet: Indicatio…
Bange Co (carbonate and evaporite deposits)
China
3.41 ‰1evaporite salt (glaserite, mirabilite, calcite, quartz)Zhang et al. (2023), Boron source and evolution of the Zabuye salt lake, Tibet: Indicatio…
Damxung Co (lacustrine deposits)
China
−35.9 ± 1.1 ‰−37.2 / −35.3 ‰3carbonate-clay lacustrine depositZhang et al. (2023), Boron source and evolution of the Zabuye salt lake, Tibet: Indicatio…
Ganga Co carbonate deposit (Lakkor Co basin)
China
−28.08 ‰1carbonate depositLi et al. (2022), Boron isotope geochemistry of the Lakkor Co salt lake (Tibet) and its g…
Okinawa Trough, station KH 72-2 65: turbidite clay
−5.4 ‰1neritic turbidite clayIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Okinawa Trough, station P617 SC243: neritic sandy silt
−2.2 ‰1neritic sandy siltIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
North Pacific, DSDP Site 165: pelagic clay
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−1.8 ‰1pelagic clayIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
North Pacific, DSDP Site 311: pelagic clay
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−6.2 ‰1pelagic clayIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
North Pacific, DSDP Site 576: pelagic clay
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−4.4 ‰1pelagic clayIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
North Pacific, station KH 75-3 11: pelagic clay
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−3 ‰1pelagic clayIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Eastern equatorial Pacific, ODP Site 677: siliceous and calcareous oozes
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
4.8 ‰1late Miocene siliceous nannofossil chalkIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Eastern equatorial Pacific, ODP Site 677: siliceous and calcareous oozes
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
0.9 ‰1diatom-nannofossil ooze (bulk)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Eastern equatorial Pacific, ODP Site 677: siliceous and calcareous oozes
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
16.5 ‰1biogenic carbonate (HCl-soluble fraction)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Eastern equatorial Pacific, ODP Site 677: siliceous and calcareous oozes
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−1.1 ‰1diatom ooze (HCl-insoluble residue)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Central equatorial Pacific, station GH 82-4 B72: radiolarian ooze
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
0.3 ‰1radiolarian ooze (bulk)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Central equatorial Pacific, station GH 82-4 B72: radiolarian ooze
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
4.5 ‰1hand-picked radiolarian shellsIshikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Pacific, DSDP Site 313 (Mid-Pacific Mountains): nannofossil ooze
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−3.8 ‰1nannofossil ooze (bulk)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Pacific, DSDP Site 313 (Mid-Pacific Mountains): nannofossil ooze
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
8 ‰1biogenic carbonate (HCl-soluble fraction)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…
Pacific, DSDP Site 313 (Mid-Pacific Mountains): nannofossil ooze
Océan Pacifique (eaux internationales)
−6.6 ‰1pelagic clay (HCl-insoluble residue)Ishikawa & Nakamura (1993), Boron isotope systematics of marine sediments, Earth and Plan…

Published δ11B (boron) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ11B of Sediments: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/boron-d11b/sediments/ (accessed 2026-10-19).

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  title = {δ11B of Sediments: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/boron-d11b/sediments/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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Updated : 2026-10-19