Andújar-Montoro district

Central Iberian Zone, Córdoba and Jaén, Spain

Other hydrothermalCu

Type
Copper veins

Copper ores of the southern Iberian Peninsula, analysed for lead and copper to trace the origin of copper in Roman coins.

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

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
18.764 ± 0.43418.38619 / 19.25115primary and secondary copper ores
Mean and standard deviation of 5 samples (A° Almadenejos, A° Cuezo, A° de la Virgen, Escoriales, S. Galiarda).
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

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

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
15.656 ± 0.02415.63508 / 15.684095primary and secondary copper ores
Mean and standard deviation of 5 samples (A° Almadenejos, A° Cuezo, A° de la Virgen, Escoriales, S. Galiarda).
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

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

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
38.744 ± 0.24738.52577 / 39.00955primary and secondary copper ores
Mean and standard deviation of 5 samples (A° Almadenejos, A° Cuezo, A° de la Virgen, Escoriales, S. Galiarda).
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

δ65Cu in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 976

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
1.04 ± 0.78 ‰0.02 / 1.91 ‰4secondary copper ore
Mean and standard deviation of 4 samples. Secondary ores are generally heavier than primary ones, owing to oxidation.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…
0 ‰primary copper ore
Single analysis.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Andújar-Montoro district, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/district-d-andujar-montoro/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind2026andujarmontorodistrictisotope,
  title = {Andújar-Montoro district, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/district-d-andujar-montoro/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06