Schmiedelberg (Germany)

Locality given as "Saxung, Schmiedelberg" (spelling of the paper), not located, Germany

UraniumU

Type: Sandstone-hosted uranium (authors' classification)

Uranium ore sample from the Queen's University collection analysed by Uvarova et al. (2014) for δ238U and δ234U. Uraninite described by Dill (1988), grouped with sandstone deposits; name probably garbled (Schmiedeberg, Saxony?), not verified. Coordinates not published.

δ238U in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NBL CRM 112-A

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
0.44 ± 0.1 ‰		1	uraninite Single analysis; ± 0.10 ‰ (2 SD, reproducibility); sample M21404, "Saxung, Schmiedelberg", Germany; bracketing-only δ238U at +0.39; 238U/235U of 137.897; about -0.16 ‰ after removing the 0.60 ‰ offset specific to this study.	Uvarova et al. (2014), Variations in the uranium isotopic compositions of uranium ores fr…

δ234U in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : équilibre séculaire

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
4 ‰		1	uraninite Single analysis; per-sample uncertainty not published; sample M21404, "Saxung, Schmiedelberg", Germany.	Uvarova et al. (2014), Variations in the uranium isotopic compositions of uranium ores fr…

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Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Schmiedelberg (Germany), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/schmiedelberg-allemagne/ (accessed 2026-10-16).

@misc{isofind2026schmiedelberggermanyisotopesi,
  title = {Schmiedelberg (Germany), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/schmiedelberg-allemagne/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Updated : 2026-10-16