Silvermines

Name: Silvermines, isotope signatures
Creator: IsoFind

County Tipperary, Irlande

Mississippi Valley TypePb-Zn

Type: Carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb (Irish type), oxidised near surface

Zn-Pb-Ba district of the Irish Midlands, mined from 1968 to 1982 (Mogul). Sulfide oxidation at about 15 to 20 °C, under a climate warmer than today (Boni et al., 2019). Indicative coordinates.

δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : V-SMOW

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
29.8 ‰		1	supergene smithsonite One analysis, Table 1. Specimens from the Natural History Museum (London) and private collections.	Boni et al. (2019), Stable isotopes of nonsulphide Zn-Pb ores in Britain and Ireland: flu…

δ13C in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : V-PDB

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
−4.9 ‰		1	supergene smithsonite One analysis, Table 1. Specimens from the Natural History Museum (London) and private collections.	Boni et al. (2019), Stable isotopes of nonsulphide Zn-Pb ores in Britain and Ireland: flu…

δ66Zn in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : JMC 3-0749L

Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
0.09 ± 0.1 ‰	0.02 / 0.16 ‰	2	sphalerite of the orebodies Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 samples, Table 1.	Wilkinson et al. (2005), Zinc isotope variation in hydrothermal systems: preliminary evid…

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Cite this page

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

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

Updated : 2026-10-13