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δD of Skarns: published values

in ‰ (per mil)

Skarns. 18 published values for 7 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
CanTung (E zone)
Canada
−100 ± 13 ‰−122 / −87 ‰7biotite of the monzogranite and aplitesBowman et al. (1985), The CanTung E zone scheelite skarn orebody, Tungsten, Northwest Ter…
CanTung (E zone)
Canada
−117 ± 1 ‰−118 / −115 ‰5biotite of biotite-pyrrhotite skarnsBowman et al. (1985), The CanTung E zone scheelite skarn orebody, Tungsten, Northwest Ter…
CanTung (E zone)
Canada
−108 ± 4 ‰−114 / −105 ‰4skarn amphiboleBowman et al. (1985), The CanTung E zone scheelite skarn orebody, Tungsten, Northwest Ter…
CanTung (E zone)
Canada
−92 ± 3 ‰−94 / −90 ‰2fluid inclusion water in skarns (crushing)Bowman et al. (1985), The CanTung E zone scheelite skarn orebody, Tungsten, Northwest Ter…
Weibao district (East and West Weibao)
China
−85.7 ± 2.5 ‰−88 / −83 ‰3fluid-inclusion water of quartz (East Weibao, sulfide stage)Fang et al. (2015), Ore genesis of the Weibao lead-zinc district, Eastern Kunlun Orogen, …
Weibao district (East and West Weibao)
China
−96.5 ± 3.1 ‰−99 / −92 ‰4fluid-inclusion water of quartz (West Weibao, sulfide stage)Fang et al. (2015), Ore genesis of the Weibao lead-zinc district, Eastern Kunlun Orogen, …
Weibao district (East and West Weibao)
China
−47.5 ± 3.5 ‰−50 / −45 ‰2fluid-inclusion water of quartz (district, carbonate stage)Fang et al. (2015), Ore genesis of the Weibao lead-zinc district, Eastern Kunlun Orogen, …
Granite Creek (Osgood Mountains)
United States
−122.2 ± 16.9 ‰−152 / −95 ‰13Fe-rich tremolitic amphibole (stage II)Taylor et O'Neil (1977), Stable isotope studies of metasomatic Ca-Fe-Al-Si skarns and ass…
Haobugao
China
−144.1 / −127.3 ‰fluid inclusion water in quartz and calcite (stages II to IV)Wang et al. (2019), Fluid inclusions, stable isotopes, and geochronology of the Haobugao …
Nanyangtian
China
−98 ± 6 ‰−105 / −89 ‰6δD measured on inclusion water, grossular and diopside (prograde skarn)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Nanyangtian
China
−98 ± 5 ‰−101 / −92 ‰3δD measured on inclusion water, tremolite (ore stage)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Nanyangtian
China
−75 ± 1 ‰−76 / −74 ‰2δD measured on inclusion water, scheelite-bearing quartz (ore stage)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Nanyangtian
China
−84 ± 6 ‰−94 / −79 ‰5δD measured on inclusion water, scheelite (ore stage)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Nanyangtian
China
−92 ± 4 ‰−95 / −90 ‰2δD measured on inclusion water, tourmaline (ore stage)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Nanyangtian
China
−86 ± 5 ‰−89 / −82 ‰2δD measured on inclusion water, biotite (ore stage)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Nanyangtian
China
−69 ‰1δD measured on inclusion water, barren quartz (late stage)Ren et al. (2024), Fluid inclusions and H-O isotopes of the super-large Nanyangtian tungs…
Watershed
Australia
−68.5 ± 5.1 ‰−73.4 / −63.3 ‰3muscovite of veins and halo (retrograde stage 3)Poblete et al. (2024), The Permian Watershed tungsten deposit (northeast Queensland, Aust…
Yangla
China
−150.7 ± 8.9 ‰−161.7 / −133.3 ‰8fluid inclusion water in Oligocene scheeliteLi et al. (2024), Genesis of tungsten mineralization in the Yangla copper-polymetallic de…

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δD of Skarns: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/hydrogen-dd/skarns/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

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  title = {δD of Skarns: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/hydrogen-dd/skarns/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
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Updated : 2026-10-13