Prairie Creek
Northwest Territories, southern Mackenzie Mountains (NTS sheet 95F/10), Canada
SEDEXZn, Pb, Ag (Cu)
- Type
- Carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag: stratabound replacement massive sulfides and quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins
Former Cadillac deposit: resource of 11.8 Mt at 12.5 % Zn, 10.1 % Pb, 0.4 % Cu and 161 g/t Ag. Stratabound massive sulfides (pyrite, sphalerite, galena) in the mottled dolostone and spar units of the Upper Whittaker Formation (Ordovician-Silurian), over 3 km and up to 28 m thick; quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins (galena, sphalerite, tennantite-tetrahedrite) over 16 km along the north-south Prairie Creek fault (zones 1 to 12, Rico, North Gate and South Gate showings). Paradis (2007): stratabound sulfide lead close to Selwyn Basin SEDEX deposits, vein lead more radiogenic and genetically unrelated; very radiogenic vein Sr; sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate. Published coordinates (61°33′11.6″ N, 124°47′33.2″ W).
δ13C in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-PDB
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −2.96 ± 0.64 ‰ | −4.74 / −2.3 ‰ | 15 | gangue dolomite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 15 analyses, -4.74 to -2.30 (PC-95-124 (309.9 m) -2.39; PC-01-130 (269.3 m) -2.86; PC-01-130 (313.5 m) -3.63; PC-01-132 (320.8 m) -3.24; PC-04-150 (237.2 m) -2.30; PC-92-16 (310.6 m) -2.60; PC-92-19 (289.5-289.8 m) -3.10; PC-93-23 (249.7 m) -2.80; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) -4.74; PC-08 (273.5 m) (Fraser) -2.30; PC-11 (261.3 m) (Fraser) -2.90; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) -2.50; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) -2.50; PC-14 (289.3 m) (Fraser) -3.30; PC-21 (273.5 m) (Fraser) -3.30). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007) and Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| −3.65 ± 1.52 ‰ | −5 / −1.18 ‰ | 6 | coarse calcite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 6 analyses, -5.00 to -1.18 (PC-01-130 (297.3 m), calcite -2.39; PC-04-150 (239.5 m), calcite -4.80; PC-93-27 (231.6-231.7 m), calcite -4.34; PC-93-25 (251.9 m), calcite -5.00; PC-95-103 (110 m), calcite -4.20; PC-94-82 (469.6 m), calcite -1.18). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| −6.58 ± 8.86 ‰ | −19.86 / −1.77 ‰ | 4 | sparry dolomite in vugs (Upper Whittaker lower spar and mottled units) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 analyses, -19.86 to -1.77 (PC-94-64 (285.7 m) -19.86; PC-94-64 (329.5 m) -1.98; PC-92-19 (274.7 m) -1.77; PC-92-19 (274.7 m) -2.72). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| −2.9 ± 1.71 ‰ | −6.3 / −1.2 ‰ | 7 | carbonates of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 7 analyses, -6.30 to -1.20 (Zone 5 (surface) -3.65; Zone 6 (surface) -6.30; PC-01-130 (258.6 m) -2.68; North Gate (surface), calcite -2.30; PC-01-130 (258.6 m), calcite -1.50; PC-01-132 (288.5 m), calcite -1.20; PC-04-159 (480.6 m), calcite -2.64). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| −0.43 ± 0.53 ‰ | −2 / 0.5 ‰ | 22 | unmineralised host dolostone (Upper Whittaker and Road River formations) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 22 analyses, -2.00 to +0.50 (PC-06 (207.5 m) (Fraser) -0.50; PC-08 (239.4 m) (Fraser) -0.30; PC-08 (269.5 m) (Fraser) -0.50; PC-08 (282.9 m) (Fraser) -1.00; PC-08 (298.9 m) (Fraser) -2.00; PC-08 (308.0-308.1 m) (Fraser) +0.50; PC-11 (201.2 m) (Fraser) +0.20; PC-11 (208.4 m) (Fraser) -0.40; PC-11 (253.5 m) (Fraser) +0.10; PC-11 (260.9 m) (Fraser) -1.00; PC-11 (260.9 m) (Fraser) -1.00; PC-11 (290.5 m) (Fraser) 0.00; PC-13 (76.2 m) (Fraser) -0.40; PC-13 (103 m) (Fraser) +0.10; PC-13 (312.9 m) (Fraser) -0.20; PC-14 (76.9 m) (Fraser) -0.60; PC-14 (245.5 m) (Fraser) -0.70; PC-28 (107.8 m) (Fraser) -0.30; PC-28 (160.6 m) (Fraser) -0.04; PC-28 (280.7 m) (Fraser) -0.50; PC-40 (302.2 m) (Fraser) -0.50; PC-R3 (outcrop) (Fraser) -0.50). Table 3, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| −4.73 ± 7.76 ‰ | −15.5 / 2.9 ‰ | 4 | barren calcite veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 analyses, -15.50 to +2.90 (Zone 8 (surface), calcite (Fraser) +2.90; PC-13 (289 m), calcite (Fraser) -4.00; PC-41 (103.4 m), calcite (Fraser) -15.50; 3-C-21 180.44, calcite (Fraser) -2.30). Table 3, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.7 ± 2.21 ‰ | 15.46 / 23.8 ‰ | 15 | gangue dolomite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 15 analyses, +15.46 to +23.80 (PC-95-124 (309.9 m) +23.25; PC-01-130 (269.3 m) +21.26; PC-01-130 (313.5 m) +18.30; PC-01-132 (320.8 m) +20.81; PC-04-150 (237.2 m) +22.50; PC-92-16 (310.6 m) +22.25; PC-92-19 (289.5-289.8 m) +21.50; PC-93-23 (249.7 m) +22.30; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) +15.46; PC-08 (273.5 m) (Fraser) +23.80; PC-11 (261.3 m) (Fraser) +22.10; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) +22.70; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) +23.60; PC-14 (289.3 m) (Fraser) +22.10; PC-21 (273.5 m) (Fraser) +23.60). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007) and Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 13.07 ± 5.72 ‰ | 2.84 / 17.2 ‰ | 6 | coarse calcite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 6 analyses, +2.84 to +17.20 (PC-01-130 (297.3 m), calcite +9.67; PC-04-150 (239.5 m), calcite +16.50; PC-93-27 (231.6-231.7 m), calcite +15.80; PC-93-25 (251.9 m), calcite +16.40; PC-95-103 (110 m), calcite +17.20; PC-94-82 (469.6 m), calcite +2.84). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 18.38 ± 2.05 ‰ | 16.19 / 20.22 ‰ | 4 | sparry dolomite in vugs (Upper Whittaker lower spar and mottled units) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 analyses, +16.19 to +20.22 (PC-94-64 (285.7 m) +17.07; PC-94-64 (329.5 m) +16.19; PC-92-19 (274.7 m) +20.02; PC-92-19 (274.7 m) +20.22). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 10.66 ± 7.44 ‰ | −0.8 / 18.32 ‰ | 7 | carbonates of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 7 analyses, -0.80 to +18.32 (Zone 5 (surface) +15.20; Zone 6 (surface) +15.80; PC-01-130 (258.6 m) +18.32; North Gate (surface), calcite +15.80; PC-01-130 (258.6 m), calcite -0.80; PC-01-132 (288.5 m), calcite +3.20; PC-04-159 (480.6 m), calcite +7.09). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007). The lightest vein calcites (-0.80 to +9.67 ‰) point to hot or strongly depleted fluids. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 22.6 ± 1.44 ‰ | 20.3 / 24.9 ‰ | 22 | unmineralised host dolostone (Upper Whittaker and Road River formations) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 22 analyses, +20.30 to +24.90 (PC-06 (207.5 m) (Fraser) +21.30; PC-08 (239.4 m) (Fraser) +23.30; PC-08 (269.5 m) (Fraser) +21.20; PC-08 (282.9 m) (Fraser) +21.70; PC-08 (298.9 m) (Fraser) +20.70; PC-08 (308.0-308.1 m) (Fraser) +22.50; PC-11 (201.2 m) (Fraser) +23.40; PC-11 (208.4 m) (Fraser) +24.00; PC-11 (253.5 m) (Fraser) +24.60; PC-11 (260.9 m) (Fraser) +22.80; PC-11 (260.9 m) (Fraser) +22.60; PC-11 (290.5 m) (Fraser) +22.10; PC-13 (76.2 m) (Fraser) +24.70; PC-13 (103 m) (Fraser) +24.90; PC-13 (312.9 m) (Fraser) +20.70; PC-14 (76.9 m) (Fraser) +24.60; PC-14 (245.5 m) (Fraser) +21.30; PC-28 (107.8 m) (Fraser) +20.30; PC-28 (160.6 m) (Fraser) +23.80; PC-28 (280.7 m) (Fraser) +21.70; PC-40 (302.2 m) (Fraser) +21.70; PC-R3 (outcrop) (Fraser) +23.30). Table 3, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 17.68 ± 5.18 ‰ | 10.2 / 22 ‰ | 4 | barren calcite veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 analyses, +10.20 to +22.00 (Zone 8 (surface), calcite (Fraser) +22.00; PC-13 (289 m), calcite (Fraser) +10.20; PC-41 (103.4 m), calcite (Fraser) +19.90; 3-C-21 180.44, calcite (Fraser) +18.60). Table 3, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 987
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.71841 ± 0.00353 | 0.71379 / 0.7239 | 11 | gangue dolomite of the stratabound sulfides (present-day ratio) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 11 analyses, 0.71379 to 0.72390 (PC-01-130 (269.3 m) 0.71899; PC-01-130 (317.2 m) 0.71716; PC-04-150 (237.2 m) 0.72390; PC-92-16 (310.6 m) 0.71419; PC-92-16 (310.6 m) 0.71556; PC-92-19 (289.5-289.8 m) 0.71586; PC-92-19 (314 m) 0.71890; PC-93-23 (249.7 m) 0.71379; PC-93-23 (249.7 m) 0.71890; PC-11 (261.3 m) (Fraser) 0.72387; PC-14 (289.3 m) (Fraser) 0.72136). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007) and Fraser (1996); 2σ errors from 0.00000 to 0.00033. Normalising standard: Eimer and Amend carbonate at 0.708043. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 0.72673 ± 0.00714 | 0.71537 / 0.73189 | 5 | coarse calcite of the stratabound sulfides (present-day ratio) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 5 analyses, 0.71537 to 0.73189 (PC-01-130 (297.3 m), calcite 0.72396; PC-04-150 (239.5 m), calcite 0.73070; PC-93-25 (251.9 m), calcite 0.73173; PC-95-103 (110 m), calcite 0.73189; PC-94-82 (469.6 m), calcite 0.71537). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007); 2σ errors from 0.00000 to 0.00033. Normalising standard: Eimer and Amend carbonate at 0.708043. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 0.71903 ± 0.00296 | 0.71543 / 0.72263 | 4 | sparry dolomite in vugs (Upper Whittaker lower spar and mottled units) (present-day ratio) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 analyses, 0.71543 to 0.72263 (PC-94-64 (285.7 m) 0.71543; PC-94-64 (329.5 m) 0.71857; PC-94-64 (329.5 m) 0.71949; PC-92-19 (274.7 m) 0.72263). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007); 2σ errors from 0.00000 to 0.00033. Normalising standard: Eimer and Amend carbonate at 0.708043. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 0.72049 ± 0.00658 | 0.70963 / 0.72848 | 7 | carbonates of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins (present-day ratio) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 7 analyses, 0.70963 to 0.72848 (Zone 5 (surface) 0.72524; Zone 6 (surface) 0.70963; Zone 8-1 (surface), smithsonite 0.72538; PC-01-130 (258.6 m) 0.72848; North Gate (surface), calcite 0.72138; PC-01-130 (258.6 m), calcite 0.71578; PC-01-132 (288.5 m), calcite 0.71756). Table 3, data from Paradis (2007); 2σ errors from 0.00000 to 0.00033. Normalising standard: Eimer and Amend carbonate at 0.708043. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 0.7191 ± 0.00572 | 0.70958 / 0.72673 | 9 | unmineralised host dolostone (Upper Whittaker and Road River formations) (present-day ratio) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 9 analyses, 0.70958 to 0.72673 (PC-06 (207.5 m) (Fraser) 0.71787; PC-08 (239 m) (Fraser) 0.71378; PC-08 (272 m) (Fraser) 0.72099; PC-08 (283 m) (Fraser) 0.72125; PC-08 (308.0-308.1 m) (Fraser) 0.71443; PC-13 (303.9 m) (Fraser) 0.72673; PC-13 (303.9 m) (Fraser) 0.72605; PC-14 (245.5 m) (Fraser) 0.72121; PC-R3 (outcrop) (Fraser) 0.70958). Table 3, data from Fraser (1996); 2σ errors from 0.00000 to 0.00033. Normalising standard: Eimer and Amend carbonate at 0.708043. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.707 ± 0.036 | 18.664 / 18.801 | 20 | galena of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 20 analyses, 18.664 to 18.801 (PC-08 (273.5 m) (Fraser) 18.664; PC-08 (281.5 m) (Fraser) 18.698; PC-08 (281.5 m) (B) (Fraser) 18.681; PC-11 (263.3 m) (Fraser) 18.676; PC-12 (269.2 m) (Fraser) 18.690; PC-12 (274.7 m) (Fraser) 18.723; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) 18.770; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) 18.718; PC-14 (289.3 m) (Fraser) 18.708; PC-14 (289.6 m) (Fraser) 18.801; PC-17B (312.4 m) (Fraser) 18.700; PC-27 (213 m) (Fraser) 18.689; PC-27 (226.4 m) (Fraser) 18.687; PC-35 (224 m) (Fraser) 18.773; PC-95-103 (110 m) 18.679; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) 18.689; PC-95-124 (309.9 m) 18.717; PC-04-150 (239.5 m) 18.690; PC-01-130 (313.5 m) 18.682; PC-94-64 (207.6 m) 18.703). Table 4, data from Paradis (2007), Fraser (1996). Tectonic-breccia galena PC-15 101.7 (Fraser, 1996; Road River Formation) not counted: 18.695, 15.653, 38.782. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 18.817 ± 0.111 | 18.692 / 18.934 | 5 | gangue dolomite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 5 analyses, 18.692 to 18.934 (PC-11 (261 m), dolomite (Fraser) 18.934; PC-13 (290 m), dolomite (Fraser) 18.703; PC-13 (290.7 m) (rerun), dolomite (Fraser) 18.692; PC-14 (289.3 m), dolomite (Fraser) 18.885; PC-21 (273.5 m), dolomite (Fraser) 18.869). Table 4, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 19.027 ± 0.025 | 18.978 / 19.132 | 37 | galena and sphalerite of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 37 analyses, 18.978 to 19.132 (Rico, sphalerite (Fraser) 19.132; Rico (Fraser) 19.042; zone 8, smithsonite (Fraser) 19.018; zone 8, smithsonite (Fraser) 19.010; PC-11 (286.4 m), unspecified phase (Fraser) 19.003; 1 (drift 3) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.020; 2 (drift 6) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.027; 3 (drift 9) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.028; 4 (drift 11) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.037; 5 (drift 20) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.017; 6 (drift 31) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.025; 7 (shear) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.018; 8 (shear) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.027; 9 (zone 8 showing) (Morrow and Cumming) 19.012; 45670-1 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.019; 45669-2 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.025; unspecified drift (Morrow and Cumming) 19.036; 6295 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.009; 076294-3 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.030; 076294-2 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.023; 076294-1 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.019; 10 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.030; 11 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.025; 12 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.030; 13 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.035; 14 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.044; 15 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.036; 17 (Morrow and Cumming) 19.021; PC-93-50 (176 m) 19.015; North Gate vein-2 18.982; South Gate 18.978; 5-3 19.040; 6-1 19.048; 8-3 19.051; PC-95-125 (760 m) 19.047; PC-01-130 (182 m) 18.989; PC-04-159 (480.6 m) 19.069). Table 4, data from Paradis (2007), Fraser (1996), Morrow and Cumming (1982). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.656 ± 0.012 | 15.64 / 15.687 | 20 | galena of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 20 analyses, 15.640 to 15.687 (PC-08 (273.5 m) (Fraser) 15.640; PC-08 (281.5 m) (Fraser) 15.652; PC-08 (281.5 m) (B) (Fraser) 15.646; PC-11 (263.3 m) (Fraser) 15.641; PC-12 (269.2 m) (Fraser) 15.640; PC-12 (274.7 m) (Fraser) 15.653; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) 15.656; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) 15.654; PC-14 (289.3 m) (Fraser) 15.662; PC-14 (289.6 m) (Fraser) 15.663; PC-17B (312.4 m) (Fraser) 15.655; PC-27 (213 m) (Fraser) 15.655; PC-27 (226.4 m) (Fraser) 15.650; PC-35 (224 m) (Fraser) 15.655; PC-95-103 (110 m) 15.657; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) 15.659; PC-95-124 (309.9 m) 15.681; PC-04-150 (239.5 m) 15.660; PC-01-130 (313.5 m) 15.662; PC-94-64 (207.6 m) 15.687). Table 4, data from Paradis (2007), Fraser (1996). Tectonic-breccia galena PC-15 101.7 (Fraser, 1996; Road River Formation) not counted: 18.695, 15.653, 38.782. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 15.658 ± 0.011 | 15.646 / 15.669 | 5 | gangue dolomite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 5 analyses, 15.646 to 15.669 (PC-11 (261 m), dolomite (Fraser) 15.669; PC-13 (290 m), dolomite (Fraser) 15.647; PC-13 (290.7 m) (rerun), dolomite (Fraser) 15.646; PC-14 (289.3 m), dolomite (Fraser) 15.663; PC-21 (273.5 m), dolomite (Fraser) 15.666). Table 4, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 15.678 ± 0.015 | 15.656 / 15.731 | 37 | galena and sphalerite of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 37 analyses, 15.656 to 15.731 (Rico, sphalerite (Fraser) 15.685; Rico (Fraser) 15.675; zone 8, smithsonite (Fraser) 15.679; zone 8, smithsonite (Fraser) 15.676; PC-11 (286.4 m), unspecified phase (Fraser) 15.667; 1 (drift 3) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.672; 2 (drift 6) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.675; 3 (drift 9) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.675; 4 (drift 11) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.677; 5 (drift 20) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.673; 6 (drift 31) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.674; 7 (shear) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.677; 8 (shear) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.674; 9 (zone 8 showing) (Morrow and Cumming) 15.675; 45670-1 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.667; 45669-2 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.659; unspecified drift (Morrow and Cumming) 15.681; 6295 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.656; 076294-3 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.669; 076294-2 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.667; 076294-1 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.668; 10 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.674; 11 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.673; 12 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.660; 13 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.672; 14 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.676; 15 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.669; 17 (Morrow and Cumming) 15.674; PC-93-50 (176 m) 15.673; North Gate vein-2 15.672; South Gate 15.685; 5-3 15.696; 6-1 15.704; 8-3 15.714; PC-95-125 (760 m) 15.710; PC-01-130 (182 m) 15.694; PC-04-159 (480.6 m) 15.731). Table 4, data from Paradis (2007), Fraser (1996), Morrow and Cumming (1982). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 981
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.785 ± 0.038 | 38.727 / 38.861 | 20 | galena of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 20 analyses, 38.727 to 38.861 (PC-08 (273.5 m) (Fraser) 38.727; PC-08 (281.5 m) (Fraser) 38.793; PC-08 (281.5 m) (B) (Fraser) 38.748; PC-11 (263.3 m) (Fraser) 38.745; PC-12 (269.2 m) (Fraser) 38.769; PC-12 (274.7 m) (Fraser) 38.778; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) 38.807; PC-13 (290.7 m) (Fraser) 38.775; PC-14 (289.3 m) (Fraser) 38.806; PC-14 (289.6 m) (Fraser) 38.861; PC-17B (312.4 m) (Fraser) 38.763; PC-27 (213 m) (Fraser) 38.768; PC-27 (226.4 m) (Fraser) 38.752; PC-35 (224 m) (Fraser) 38.822; PC-95-103 (110 m) 38.760; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) 38.772; PC-95-124 (309.9 m) 38.847; PC-04-150 (239.5 m) 38.770; PC-01-130 (313.5 m) 38.776; PC-94-64 (207.6 m) 38.857). Table 4, data from Paradis (2007), Fraser (1996). Tectonic-breccia galena PC-15 101.7 (Fraser, 1996; Road River Formation) not counted: 18.695, 15.653, 38.782. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 38.876 ± 0.104 | 38.751 / 38.981 | 5 | gangue dolomite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 5 analyses, 38.751 to 38.981 (PC-11 (261 m), dolomite (Fraser) 38.981; PC-13 (290 m), dolomite (Fraser) 38.778; PC-13 (290.7 m) (rerun), dolomite (Fraser) 38.751; PC-14 (289.3 m), dolomite (Fraser) 38.934; PC-21 (273.5 m), dolomite (Fraser) 38.935). Table 4, data from Fraser (1996). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 39.069 ± 0.048 | 38.978 / 39.235 | 37 | galena and sphalerite of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 37 analyses, 38.978 to 39.235 (Rico, sphalerite (Fraser) 39.097; Rico (Fraser) 39.040; zone 8, smithsonite (Fraser) 39.060; zone 8, smithsonite (Fraser) 39.067; PC-11 (286.4 m), unspecified phase (Fraser) 39.031; 1 (drift 3) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.050; 2 (drift 6) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.066; 3 (drift 9) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.084; 4 (drift 11) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.081; 5 (drift 20) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.062; 6 (drift 31) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.072; 7 (shear) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.066; 8 (shear) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.075; 9 (zone 8 showing) (Morrow and Cumming) 39.060; 45670-1 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.035; 45669-2 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.024; unspecified drift (Morrow and Cumming) 39.100; 6295 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.015; 076294-3 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.033; 076294-2 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.045; 076294-1 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.054; 10 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.054; 11 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.060; 12 (Morrow and Cumming) 38.978; 13 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.053; 14 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.069; 15 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.031; 17 (Morrow and Cumming) 39.075; PC-93-50 (176 m) 39.034; North Gate vein-2 39.008; South Gate 39.071; 5-3 39.117; 6-1 39.147; 8-3 39.173; PC-95-125 (760 m) 39.164; PC-01-130 (182 m) 39.064; PC-04-159 (480.6 m) 39.235). Table 4, data from Paradis (2007), Fraser (1996), Morrow and Cumming (1982). | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
δ34S in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : CDT
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.9 ± 4.2 ‰ | 12.56 / 24.28 ‰ | 12 | pyrite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 12 analyses, +12.56 to +24.28 (PC-93-23 (249.7 m) +20.38; PC-93-35 (228.0-228.2 m) +12.56; PC-93-35 (228.0-228.2 m) +12.7; PC-95-65 (432.9 m) +24.19; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) +18.59; PC-95-124 (309.9 m) +23.79; PC-01-130 (269.3 m) +22.87; PC-04-150 (237.2 m) +24.28; PC-12 (274.8 m) (Fraser) +23.8; PC-12 (274.8 m) (Fraser) +23.9; PC-13 (274.8 m) (Fraser) +22.0; PC-21 (273.5 m) (Fraser) +21.6). Table 5. Sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate according to the author. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 19.8 ± 1.4 ‰ | 17.3 / 21.3 ‰ | 10 | galena of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 10 analyses, +17.3 to +21.3 (PC-92-16 (310.6 m) +17.6; PC-92-19 (315.2 m) +19.85; PC-93-23 (249.7 m) +20.38; PC-93-25 (251.9 m) +20.34; PC-94-64 (207.6 m) +21.23; PC-94-82 (496.1 m) +21.3; PC-95-103 (110 m) +20.32; PC-01-130 (295.9 m) +17.3; PC-01-130 (313.5 m) +19.32; PC-35 (224 m) (Fraser) +20.0). Table 5. Sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate according to the author. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 21.4 ± 2.1 ‰ | 19.3 / 23.81 ‰ | 6 | sphalerite of the stratabound sulfides Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 6 analyses, +19.3 to +23.81 (PC-95-103 (110.3 m) +23.81; PC-95-103 (110.3 m) (duplicate) +23.57; PC-01-130 (295.9 m) +19.68; PC-01-130 (295.9 m) (duplicate) +19.3; PC-04-150 (238.15 m) +19.82; PC-11 (269 m) (Fraser) +22.2). Table 5. Sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate according to the author. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 21.39 ± 0.59 ‰ | 20.97 / 21.81 ‰ | 2 | pyrite of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 analyses, +20.97 to +21.81 (PC-92-15 (332.5 m) +20.97; PC-01-130 (257.5 m) +21.81). Table 5. Sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate according to the author. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 17.49 ± 2.64 ‰ | 9.82 / 22.85 ‰ | 15 | galena of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 15 analyses, +9.82 to +22.85 (PC-92-19 (237.9 m) +18.11; PC-93-50 (176 m) +16.69; PC-95-122 (765.5 m) +18.32; PC-95-125 (760 m) +18.64; PC-01-130 (182 m) +22.85; PC-04-159 (480.6 m) +17.92; Rico-3 +15.36; 8-3 +17.14; 5-3 +18.16; 5-3 (duplicate) +17.73; 6-1 +17.96; 7-1 +17.36; 930-2 ct 11 +17.82; N-Gate +18.45; South Gate +9.82). Table 5. The South Gate galena (+9.82 ‰) also carries a sphalerite value (+19.61 ‰) on the same table row. Sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate according to the author. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 19.4 ± 2.4 ‰ | 13.14 / 24.06 ‰ | 15 | sphalerite of the quartz-carbonate-sulfide veins Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 15 analyses, +13.14 to +24.06 (PC-92-19 (237.9 m) +20.41; PC-93-50 (176.4 m) +19.22; PC-95-122 (765.5 m) +20.95; PC-95-125 (762 m) +19.91; PC-01-130 (182 m) +24.06; PC-04-159 (482.1 m) +20.53; Rico-4 +16.87; 5-2 +20.16; level 930 ct 22 +20.4; North Gate-2 +13.14; N-Gate +20.06; South Gate +19.61; Rico (Fraser) +17.0; level 3050 (Fraser) +20.0; zone 8 (Fraser) +19.1). Table 5. Sulfur from bacterially reduced marine sulfate according to the author. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
| 3.05 ‰ | 1 | fine-grained pyrite of the host dolostone (PC-94-62) Single analysis (PC-94-62 (300,1 m)). Table 5, fine-grained muddy pyrite of the mottled unit (OSw3-2) outside the ore. | Paradis (2007), Isotope geochemistry of the Prairie Creek carbonate-hosted zinc-lead-silv… |
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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Prairie Creek, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/prairie-creek/ (accessed 2026-10-22).
@misc{isofind2026prairiecreekisotopesignatures,
title = {Prairie Creek, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/prairie-creek/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}Updated : 2026-10-22