Sasso Negro

Veneto, Italy

Other hydrothermalCu

Type
Cu-mineralised tectonic breccia

A copper deposit of the Southeastern Alps, analysed to build a lead reference database for tracing the origin of prehistoric copper. It belongs to the Southalpine AATV isotopic group.

206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
18.437 ± 0.03618.386 / 18.4664copper ore (sulfides, a few secondary minerals)
Mean and standard deviation of 4 analyses from Table 2. Secondary copper minerals can be more radiogenic than primary sulfides.
Artioli et al. (2016), A lead-isotope database of copper ores from the Southeastern Alps:…

207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
15.667 ± 0.00215.664 / 15.6694copper ore (sulfides, a few secondary minerals)
Mean and standard deviation of 4 analyses from Table 2. Secondary copper minerals can be more radiogenic than primary sulfides.
Artioli et al. (2016), A lead-isotope database of copper ores from the Southeastern Alps:…

208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
38.584 ± 0.02838.548 / 38.6124copper ore (sulfides, a few secondary minerals)
Mean and standard deviation of 4 analyses from Table 2. Secondary copper minerals can be more radiogenic than primary sulfides.
Artioli et al. (2016), A lead-isotope database of copper ores from the Southeastern Alps:…

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Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Sasso Negro, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/sasso-negro/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind2026sassonegroisotopesignatures,
  title = {Sasso Negro, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/sasso-negro/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06