East Scotch Settlement - BP
Annidale Belt, southern New Brunswick, Canada
Orogenic goldAu (As, Cu, Pb, Zn)
- Type
- Orogenic gold in quartz-carbonate veins (Appalachian greenstone belt)
Annidale Group (late Cambrian to Tremadocian, 497 to 481 Ma), Penobscot back-arc between Ganderia and Avalonia, metamorphosed at greenschist facies; auriferous quartz-carbonate veins with chlorite-sericite-fuchsite haloes, ascribed to the Penobscot orogeny and the Stewarton Gabbro (479 ± 2 Ma) according to the authors. East Scotch Settlement Formation (pillowed mafic volcanics, pyritic black shale), north of the Taylor Brook Fault: auriferous quartz and quartz-carbonate veins in sheared volcanics and graphitic shale, gossans. Pyrite, sphalerite, galena, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, berthierite; chip sample up to 39.5 g/t Au. Hydrothermal rutile U-Pb 505 ± 65 Ma, muscovite 40Ar-39Ar plateau 466.6 ± 4.3 Ma (Early to Middle Ordovician). Indicative coordinates (Annidale village).
δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 ‰ | 1 | auriferous vein quartz Single analysis, within the metamorphic fluid range. | Heidarian et al. (2025), Mineralogy, geochronology, and stable isotope geochemistry of go… |
δ34S in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-CDT
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 ‰ | 1 | vein pyrite Single analysis, the highest of the study. | Heidarian et al. (2025), Mineralogy, geochronology, and stable isotope geochemistry of go… |
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : Non précisé dans la publication
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.3 | 1 | vein sulphides (mineral not specified for lead) Single analysis; between the orogene and upper-crust evolution curves. | Heidarian et al. (2025), Mineralogy, geochronology, and stable isotope geochemistry of go… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : Non précisé dans la publication
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.66 | 1 | vein sulphides (mineral not specified for lead) Single analysis; between the orogene and upper-crust evolution curves. | Heidarian et al. (2025), Mineralogy, geochronology, and stable isotope geochemistry of go… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : Non précisé dans la publication
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.38 | 1 | vein sulphides (mineral not specified for lead) Single analysis; between the orogene and upper-crust evolution curves. | Heidarian et al. (2025), Mineralogy, geochronology, and stable isotope geochemistry of go… |
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- Henderson Settlement Canada
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- Moose River Canada
- Pascalis Canada
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). East Scotch Settlement - BP, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/east-scotch-settlement-bp/ (accessed 2026-10-14).
@misc{isofind2026eastscotchsettlementbpisotope,
title = {East Scotch Settlement - BP, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/east-scotch-settlement-bp/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-14}
}Updated : 2026-10-14