King Cannel seam (Utah)
Utah, Rocky Mountain Province, United States
Othercharbon (Hg)
- Type
- Coal deposit (subbituminous A coal, Paleocene-Eocene)
Subbituminous A coal seam of Paleocene-Eocene age, calorific content of 10,012 Btu; sample PSOC 1107 of the DOE Coal Sample Bank (Pennsylvania State University), homogenised and packed under argon; mercury with a mean δ202Hg of -2.07 ‰ and Δ201Hg of -0.11 ‰ (Biswas et al., 2008). Coordinates not given.
δ202Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3133
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −2.07 ± 0.15 ‰ | −2.26 / −1.9 ‰ | 4 | coal (subbituminous A coal) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 subsamples, the standard deviation reflects deposit heterogeneity; subsamples combusted separately: -2.11 ± 0.16 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -1.90 ± 0.11 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -2.03 ± 0.06 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -2.26 ± 0.06 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); 12 analyses in total. | Biswas et al. (2008), Natural mercury isotope variation in coal deposits and organic soil… |
Δ201Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3133
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.11 ± 0.01 ‰ | −0.13 / −0.1 ‰ | 4 | coal (subbituminous A coal) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 subsamples, the standard deviation reflects deposit heterogeneity; subsamples combusted separately: -0.11 ± 0.03 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -0.10 ± 0.02 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -0.13 ± 0.02 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -0.10 ± 0.03 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); 12 analyses in total. | Biswas et al. (2008), Natural mercury isotope variation in coal deposits and organic soil… |
Δ199Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3133
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.08 ± 0.01 ‰ | −0.09 / −0.07 ‰ | 2 | coal (subbituminous A coal) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 subsamples, the standard deviation reflects deposit heterogeneity; subsamples combusted separately: -0.09 ± 0.04 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); -0.07 ± 0.02 ‰ (2SD 3 analyses); 6 analyses in total; Δ199Hg measured on 2 of the 4 subsamples (protocol without mass 199 for the others). | Biswas et al. (2008), Natural mercury isotope variation in coal deposits and organic soil… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). King Cannel seam (Utah), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/couche-king-cannel-utah/ (accessed 2026-10-15).
@misc{isofind2026kingcannelseamutahisotopesign,
title = {King Cannel seam (Utah), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/couche-king-cannel-utah/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-15}
}Updated : 2026-10-15