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Perseverance

Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia (Leinster), Australia

Magmatic (Ni-Cu-PGE, carbonatites)Ni

Type
Ni sulphides disseminated in massive dunites (large tonnage, low grade)

Yilgarn Craton, Archaean greenstone belts (2.62 to over 2.76 Ga), metamorphism up to lower amphibolite facies. Mount Keith-Perseverance type deposit. Indicative coordinates.

δ34S in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : V-CDT

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−2.2 ± 0.3 ‰−2.5 / −2 ‰3massive, matrix and disseminated ore (pyrrhotite)
Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 analyses, samples 90 to 92.
Donnelly et al. (1977), A reconnaissance study of stable isotope ratios in Archaean rocks…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

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

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

Updated : 2026-10-13