Bleiberg (Bleiberg-Kreuth)
Carinthia, Drau Range (Eastern Alps), Austria
Mississippi Valley TypePb-Zn (F, Ba)
- Type
- Pb-Zn hosted in Triassic carbonates (Bleiberg type)
Six ore horizons over 10 km in Wetterstein limestone and dolomite and the Cardita (Raibl) beds, about 2.2 Mt of Pb + Zn mined. Very light sulfide sulfur (-32 to -3 ‰, Schroll et al., 1983), bacterial sulfate reduction. Whole-rock Pb isochron of 180 ± 48 Ma and Sr mixing line at about 210 ± 30 Ma: Triassic mineralisation, with lead leached from pre-Carboniferous basement. Indicative coordinates.
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.368 | 6 | galena (ore lead) Published mean of 6 multicollector measurements, Table 2, without individual analyses; the mean of 22 tandem-mode measurements gives 18.379. | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.662 | 6 | galena (ore lead) Published mean of 6 multicollector measurements, Table 2, without individual analyses; the mean of 22 tandem-mode measurements gives 15.672. | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.492 | 6 | galena (ore lead) Published mean of 6 multicollector measurements, Table 2, without individual analyses; the mean of 22 tandem-mode measurements gives 38.556. | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 987
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.70869 ± 0.00019 | 0.70846 / 0.709108 | 8 | barite of discordant orebodies Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 8 samples, Table 4. Clearly above coeval seawater (0.7075 to 0.7080): epigenetic strontium. Early diagenetic barites B1 and B2: 0.70886 to 0.70889. | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
| 0.70892 ± 0.00056 | 0.70818 / 0.709643 | 10 | gangue calcite (ore stage, mostly scalenohedral) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 10 analyses, Table 5. Measured ratios (negligible Rb). | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
| 0.70824 ± 0.00022 | 0.708014 / 0.70844 | 4 | post-ore prismatic calcite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 5. Lower than ore-stage calcite. | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
δ34S in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-CDT, Non précisé dans la publication
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.9 ± 1 ‰ | 13.2 / 15.7 ‰ | 6 | barite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 6 samples, Table 4. Close to Carnian evaporites (+16.1 and +16.7 ‰); celestine at +19.5 ‰. | Schroll et al. (2006), Pb and Sr isotope and geochemical data from the Pb-Zn deposit Blei… |
| −21.6 ± 9.2 ‰ | −31.9 / −5 ‰ | 22 | galena (Cardita horizons) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -26.7 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −23.5 ± 5.6 ‰ | −29.4 / −6 ‰ | 39 | sphalerite (Cardita horizons) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -25.4 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −21.2 ± 5 ‰ | −26.8 / −15.4 ‰ | 5 | iron sulfides (Cardita horizons) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -19.1 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| 14.6 ± 1.8 ‰ | 12.1 / 16.3 ‰ | 4 | barite (Cardita horizons) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median 15.1 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −26 ± 6.2 ‰ | −31 / −16.9 ‰ | 4 | galena (Crest horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -28.0 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −23.5 ± 4.7 ‰ | −28.8 / −16.2 ‰ | 8 | sphalerite (Crest horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -25.0 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −8.7 ± 3.3 ‰ | −23.1 / −4.7 ‰ | 78 | galena (Erzkalk horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -8.0 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −11.4 ± 7.4 ‰ | −26.7 / −4.1 ‰ | 76 | sphalerite (Erzkalk horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -7.4 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −16.3 ± 4.6 ‰ | −26.8 / −12.2 ‰ | 9 | iron sulfides (Erzkalk horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -15.6 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| 14.6 ± 1.5 ‰ | 8.6 / 17.1 ‰ | 31 | barite (Erzkalk horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median 14.7 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −26.8 ± 3.8 ‰ | −31.8 / −19.7 ‰ | 9 | galena (Maxer Bänke horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -27.3 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −22.5 ± 4.2 ‰ | −27.2 / −13.7 ‰ | 33 | sphalerite (Maxer Bänke horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -23.6 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −27.7 ‰ | 1 | iron sulfides (Maxer Bänke horizon) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; one analysis only. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … | |
| −17.2 ± 3.8 ‰ | −25.8 / −10.9 ‰ | 21 | pre-ore stage iron sulfides Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -17.8 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| 17 ± 0.8 ‰ | 16.1 / 17.9 ‰ | 4 | sedimentary anhydrite and gypsum (pre-ore stage) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median 17.1 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| 18.2 ± 1.8 ‰ | 15 / 19.5 ‰ | 5 | post-ore blue anhydrite and gypsum Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median 18.9 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| −33 ± 5.3 ‰ | −39 / −29 ‰ | 3 | jordisite and molybdenite (post-ore stage) Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; median -31.0 ‰. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … |
| 7.2 ‰ | 1 | post-ore stage barite Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; one analysis only. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … | |
| −1.4 ‰ | 1 | post-ore stage iron sulfides Published statistics (Table 1) on a compilation of Schroll and Wedepohl (1972), Grinenko et al. (1974), Schroll et al. (1983), Schulz (1983), Hagenguth (1985) and unpublished data; one analysis only. | Schroll et Rantitsch (2005), Sulphur isotope patterns from the Bleiberg deposit (Eastern … | |
| −27.1 ± 1.4 ‰ | −28.64 / −26.06 ‰ | 3 | colloform sphalerite (first phase) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 1. Fibrous Fe-, As-, Tl- and Ge-rich sphalerite (sphalerite-wurtzite), the most 34S-depleted in the Drau Range. | Kuhlemann et al. (2001), Variations of sulfur isotopes, trace element compositions, and c… |
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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Bleiberg (Bleiberg-Kreuth), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/bleiberg-bleiberg-kreuth/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Bleiberg (Bleiberg-Kreuth), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/bleiberg-bleiberg-kreuth/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13