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Karasa

Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizistan

Other hydrothermalSn

Type
Granite-related cassiterite veins and greisens

Tin mine of the Tien Shan. Deposit not located: the place cited in the source could not be tied to reliable coordinates.

δ124Sn in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 3161a

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
0.57 ‰1primary cassiterite
One analysis, Appendix A6. Mean δ124/120Sn of 0.14 ‰ (Puratronic). Replicates of a sample averaged. Same samples published with reprocessed data by Berger et al. (2023, Table S2): do not combine both series.
Marahrens (2021), Tin isotope analysis of tin ore deposits in Europe and Central Asia in …
0.57 ± 0.02 ‰1alluvial cassiterite
Single analysis (uncertainty: 2 SD of the measurement), Table S2 (MA-175690). Karasa river, Fersman collection. Same samples as Marahrens (2021), reprocessed data: do not combine both series.
Berger et al. (2023), The rise of bronze in Central Asia: new evidence for the origin of …

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Karasa, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/karasa/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind2026karasaisotopesignatures,
  title = {Karasa, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/karasa/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13