Aghvi (Agvi)
Alaverdi-Kapan metallogenic province (Mesozoic Lesser Caucasus island arc), Armenia, Arménie
Volcanogenic massive sulfidesCu
- Type
- Volcanogenic massive sulfides (copper and polymetallic)
Armenian copper deposit sampled by the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Armenian Academy; age and type from Table 3 of Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010): Middle Eocene. Deposit not located: the place cited in the source could not be tied to reliable coordinates.
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.5722 ± 0.1553 | 18.4397 / 18.797 | 4 | copper ore (chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 6 (FG-010110, FG-010109, FG-020707, FG-020708), read from the page image. Some samples have model ages older than 200 Ma according to the authors. | Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010), Geochemical characterisation of Armenian Early Bronze Ag… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.6373 ± 0.0265 | 15.6207 / 15.6768 | 4 | copper ore (chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 6 (FG-010110, FG-010109, FG-020707, FG-020708), read from the page image. Some samples have model ages older than 200 Ma according to the authors. | Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010), Geochemical characterisation of Armenian Early Bronze Ag… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.6445 ± 0.1657 | 38.554 / 38.893 | 4 | copper ore (chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 6 (FG-010110, FG-010109, FG-020707, FG-020708), read from the page image. Some samples have model ages older than 200 Ma according to the authors. | Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010), Geochemical characterisation of Armenian Early Bronze Ag… |
Deposits of the same type
- Iberian Pyrite Belt (representative example) Spain/Portugal
- Neves-Corvo Portugal
- Kidd Creek Canada
- Flin Flon Canada
- Rio Tinto Spain
- Cyclades (Kondaros-Katsimouti and Triades) Greece
- Boliden Sweden
- Tharsis Spain
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Aghvi (Agvi), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/aghvi-agvi/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026aghviagviisotopesignatures,
title = {Aghvi (Agvi), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/aghvi-agvi/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13