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Ballyrisode

County Cork, Irlande

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Type
Disseminated copper in red beds

Disseminated copper mineralisation in Devonian red beds (Old Red Sandstone) of south-west Ireland. Lead comes mostly from a basement, with a variable share of radiogenic granite-derived detrital minerals. Indicative coordinates.

206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
19.66 ± 0.20919.512 / 19.8082disseminated copper ore
Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 analyses, Table 3. Data from this study or from Rohl (1995, 1996), depending on the sample.
Kinnaird et al. (2002), Contrasting sources for lead in Cu-polymetallic and Zn-Pb mineral…

207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
15.689 ± 0.01515.678 / 15.6992disseminated copper ore
Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 analyses, Table 3.
Kinnaird et al. (2002), Contrasting sources for lead in Cu-polymetallic and Zn-Pb mineral…

208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
39.317 ± 0.20239.175 / 39.462disseminated copper ore
Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 analyses, Table 3.
Kinnaird et al. (2002), Contrasting sources for lead in Cu-polymetallic and Zn-Pb mineral…

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Ballyrisode, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/ballyrisode/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind2026ballyrisodeisotopesignatures,
  title = {Ballyrisode, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/ballyrisode/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13