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Ming mine (Newfoundland)

Newfoundland, Baie Verte Peninsula, Canada

Volcanogenic massive sulfidesCu-Au

Type
Metamorphosed volcanogenic massive sulfides

Cu-Au deposit of Ordovician age in a dominantly metavolcanic terrane, metamorphosed to greenschist facies. Palmer and Slack (1989, Table 2): tourmaline at -6.11 ‰. Tourmalines of this kind of terrane range from -15.71 to -1.49 ‰ in the article; according to the authors, the boron source (continental crust, entrained seawater, evaporites) matters more than the formation temperature.

δ11B in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 951

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−6.11 ‰1tourmaline of the massive sulfide or associated tourmalinite
Single analysis (Ming-1). Uncertainties: Ming-1 -6.11 ± 0.35 ‰.
Palmer & Slack (1989), Boron isotopic composition of tourmaline from massive sulfide depo…

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Ming mine (Newfoundland), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/mine-ming-terre-neuve/ (accessed 2026-10-19).

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  title = {Ming mine (Newfoundland), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/mine-ming-terre-neuve/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
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Updated : 2026-10-19