Monts de Blond (Vaulry, Haute-Vienne)
Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
Other hydrothermalSn-W
- Type
- Granite-related cassiterite veins and greisens
Tin-tungsten occurrences of the Monts de Blond around Vaulry (Volondat, Jouhe, Sauvagnac), worked since Antiquity. Cassiterite studied by Marahrens (2021) for Bronze Age tin provenance. Indicative coordinates.
δ124Sn in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3161a
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 ± 0.34 ‰ | −0.35 / 0.61 ‰ | 8 | primary cassiterite Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 8 samples, Appendix A5. Mean δ124/120Sn of 0.07 ‰ (Puratronic). Replicates of a sample averaged. Breakdown (δ124Sn): Sauvagnac, Haute-Vienne -0.35, 0.15; Volondat, Haute-Vienne 0.61, 0.60; Jouhe, Haute-Vienne 0.57, 0.59; Vaulry, Haute-Vienne 0.53, 0.53. | Marahrens (2021), Tin isotope analysis of tin ore deposits in Europe and Central Asia in … |
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.9767 / 84.4183 | 2 | cassiterite concentrate (bulk lead) Range of 2 ores, "Lead isotopes - tin ores" sheet of OSM2 (vein). Cassiterite lead is partly radiogenic and spreads along an isochron: no representative central value. Sites: Jouhe (near Vaulry), Sauvagnac. | Williams et al. (2025), From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transfor… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.9637 / 18.4255 | 2 | cassiterite concentrate (bulk lead) Range of 2 ores, "Lead isotopes - tin ores" sheet of OSM2 (vein). Cassiterite lead is partly radiogenic and spreads along an isochron: no representative central value. Sites: Jouhe (near Vaulry), Sauvagnac. | Williams et al. (2025), From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transfor… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.847 / 39.194 | 2 | cassiterite concentrate (bulk lead) Range of 2 ores, "Lead isotopes - tin ores" sheet of OSM2 (vein). Cassiterite lead is partly radiogenic and spreads along an isochron: no representative central value. Sites: Jouhe (near Vaulry), Sauvagnac. | Williams et al. (2025), From Land's End to the Levant: did Britain's tin sources transfor… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Monts de Blond (Vaulry, Haute-Vienne), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/monts-de-blond-vaulry-haute-vienne/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Monts de Blond (Vaulry, Haute-Vienne), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/monts-de-blond-vaulry-haute-vienne/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13