δ56Fe of Banded iron formations: published values

Name: δ56Fe of Banded iron formations: published values
Creator: IsoFind

in ‰ (per mil)

Banded iron formations. 15 published values for 4 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

Deposits	Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
Carajás Brazil	0.25 ‰	−0.29 / 1.02 ‰		hematite (martite and microplaty hematite ore)	Iron Isotopes Applied to BIF-Hosted Iron Deposits, Springer chapter (2023)
Carajás Brazil		−0.3 / 0.05 ‰		magnetite (hydrothermally altered BIF)	Iron Isotopes Applied to BIF-Hosted Iron Deposits, Springer chapter (2023)
Carajás Brazil		0.8 / 1.1 ‰		martite (oxidised BIF and iron ore)	Iron Isotopes Applied to BIF-Hosted Iron Deposits, Springer chapter (2023)
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	−0.16 ± 0.41 ‰	−0.95 / 0.27 ‰	12	quartz itabirite	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	−0.54 ± 0.22 ‰	−0.8 / −0.26 ‰	6	massive iron ore	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	−0.61 ‰		1	dolomitic itabirite	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	−0.08 ± 0.67 ‰	−0.75 / 0.83 ‰	4	specularite	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	0.03 ± 0.36 ‰	−0.22 / 0.29 ‰	2	banded iron ore	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	0.03 ± 0.31 ‰	−0.42 / 0.37 ‰	5	schistose iron ore	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	−0.95 ‰		1	amphibolitic itabirite	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Cauê Formation (Quadrilátero Ferrífero) Brazil	−0.22 ± 0.13 ‰	−0.31 / −0.13 ‰	2	brecciated iron ore	Mendes et al. (2017), Iron isotope and REE+Y composition of the Cauê banded iron formatio…
Gongchangling China	0.82 ± 0.28 ‰	0.16 / 1.164 ‰	12	high-grade ore magnetite	Fu et al. (2023), Fe-Si-C isotope constraints on the genesis of iron ores in Gongchanglin…
Gongchangling China	0.45 ± 0.21 ‰	0.233 / 0.78 ‰	7	BIF magnetite	Fu et al. (2023), Fe-Si-C isotope constraints on the genesis of iron ores in Gongchanglin…
Gongchangling China	0.55 ± 0.03 ‰	0.53 / 0.57 ‰	2	banded hematite ore magnetite	Fu et al. (2023), Fe-Si-C isotope constraints on the genesis of iron ores in Gongchanglin…
Isua (BIF) Greenland		0.1 / 0.5 ‰		magnetite	Dauphas et al. 2004, Fe isotopes in Isua BIF

Published δ56Fe (iron) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ56Fe of Banded iron formations: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/iron-d56fe/banded-iron-formations/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind202656feofbandedironformationspub,
  title = {δ56Fe of Banded iron formations: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/iron-d56fe/banded-iron-formations/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06