Renison (Renison Bell)
Dundas region, western Tasmania, Australia
Other hydrothermalSn (W, Cu)
- Type
- Stratabound carbonate-replacement tin deposit with veins
World-class tin deposit: massive pyrrhotite-cassiterite bodies replacing three Late Neoproterozoic dolomite horizons (Success Creek Group, Crimson Creek Formation), fed by the Federal-Bassett Fault above the Renison granite, a reduced, fractionated S-type granite emplaced at about 390 Ma at 2 to 4 km depth. Pyrite, magnetite and chalcopyrite are heavier than at Xinqiao, a deposit of similar temperature related to a more oxidised, less differentiated magma (Wawryk and Foden, 2015). Indicative coordinates.
δ56Fe in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : IRMM-014
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 ± 0.19 ‰ | 0.61 / 1.14 ‰ | 7 | pyrite (main sulfide stage) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 7 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from +0.89 to +1.59 ‰ in the same table. The heaviest mineral of the deposit, together with arsenopyrite and magnetite. | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| −0.36 ± 0.15 ‰ | −0.72 / −0.09 ‰ | 17 | pyrrhotite (main sulfide stage) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 17 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from -1.00 to -0.15 ‰ in the same table. The text states 16 analyses; the table gives 18, of which the 17 from the main sulfide stage are kept here (RB023, pyrrhotite from altered dolomite of the oxide-silicate stage, δ56Fe -0.02 ‰, is excluded). The article's text layer drops minus signs: values re-read from the image. | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| 0.7 ± 0.09 ‰ | 0.57 / 0.8 ‰ | 7 | arsenopyrite (main sulfide stage) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 7 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from +0.85 to +1.19 ‰ in the same table. The text gives +1.11 ‰ as the δ57Fe maximum; the table lists 1.19 for RB024. | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| 0.48 ± 0.25 ‰ | 0.18 / 0.86 ‰ | 6 | chalcopyrite (main sulfide stage) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 6 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from +0.28 to +1.32 ‰ in the same table. | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| 0.6 ± 0.14 ‰ | 0.5 / 0.7 ‰ | 2 | magnetite (oxide-silicate stage, altered dolomite) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from +1.00 to +1.01 ‰ in the same table. | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| 0 ± 0.04 ‰ | −0.04 / 0.04 ‰ | 3 | siderite (dolomite alteration and fault ore) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from -0.07 to +0.05 ‰ in the same table. Close, according to the authors, to a skarn carbonate published by Dideriksen et al. (2006). | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| 0.23 ± 0.05 ‰ | 0.18 / 0.27 ‰ | 4 | fresh Renison granite (whole rock) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from +0.27 to +0.43 ‰ in the same table. Like the heavy felsic granites of Poitrasson and Freydier (2005); heavier than the Jitou quartz monzodiorite (Xinqiao). | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
| 0.25 ± 0.05 ‰ | 0.21 / 0.31 ‰ | 3 | greisenised or tourmalinised Pine Hill granite (whole rock) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 samples, Table 1; δ57Fe from +0.32 to +0.45 ‰ in the same table. Alteration with no clear effect on iron compared with the fresh granite. | Wawryk and Foden (2015), Fe-isotope fractionation in magmatic-hydrothermal mineral deposi… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Renison (Renison Bell), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/renison-renison-bell/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Renison (Renison Bell), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/renison-renison-bell/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13