Kapan
Alaverdi-Kapan metallogenic province (Mesozoic Lesser Caucasus island arc), Armenia, Arménie
Volcanogenic massive sulfidesCu
- Type
- Volcanogenic massive sulfides (copper and polymetallic)
Armenian copper deposit sampled by the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Armenian Academy; age and type from Table 3 of Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010): Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous. Indicative coordinates.
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.904 ± 0.239 | 18.6289 / 19.0605 | 3 | copper ore (chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 6 (FG-010102, FG-010103, FG-010104), read from the page image. Some samples from this deposit have negative model ages (the authors' "radiogenic" lead). Mine still worked at the time of the article. | Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010), Geochemical characterisation of Armenian Early Bronze Ag… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.6149 ± 0.0131 | 15.6005 / 15.626 | 3 | copper ore (chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 6 (FG-010102, FG-010103, FG-010104), read from the page image. Some samples from this deposit have negative model ages (the authors' "radiogenic" lead). Mine still worked at the time of the article. | Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010), Geochemical characterisation of Armenian Early Bronze Ag… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.8869 ± 0.2387 | 38.6118 / 39.0399 | 3 | copper ore (chalcopyrite, malachite, azurite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 6 (FG-010102, FG-010103, FG-010104), read from the page image. Some samples from this deposit have negative model ages (the authors' "radiogenic" lead). Mine still worked at the time of the article. | Meliksetyan and Pernicka (2010), Geochemical characterisation of Armenian Early Bronze Ag… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Kapan, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/kapan/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026kapanisotopesignatures,
title = {Kapan, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/kapan/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13