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187Os/188Os of Sediments: published values

isotope ratio, no unit

Sediments. 19 published values for 6 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
Dzhengutay section (Dagestan)
Russia
0.255 ± 0.0350.23 / 0.2792mudrock below the base of the carbon isotope excursion, initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
Dzhengutay section (Dagestan)
Russia
0.355 ± 0.0180.327 / 0.3899mudrock from the base of the carbon isotope excursion upwards, initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
Guru-Fatima section (Tajikistan)
Tadjikistan
0.331 ± 0.0380.304 / 0.3582mudrock below the base of the carbon isotope excursion, initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
Guru-Fatima section (Tajikistan)
Tadjikistan
0.344 ± 0.0590.269 / 0.44611mudrock from the base of the carbon isotope excursion upwards, initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
Kheu River section (Kabardino-Balkaria)
Russia
0.323 ± 0.0030.318 / 0.3287mudrock below the base of the carbon isotope excursion, initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
Kheu River section (Kabardino-Balkaria)
Russia
0.346 ± 0.0230.299 / 0.37523mudrock from the base of the carbon isotope excursion upwards, initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
IODP Site M0004A (Lomonosov Ridge)
Océan Arctique (eaux internationales)
0.449 ± 0.0490.392 / 0.5429organic mudrock below the ratio rise (390.66 to 403.95 m), initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
IODP Site M0004A (Lomonosov Ridge)
Océan Arctique (eaux internationales)
0.501 ± 0.0540.417 / 0.5626organic mudrock of the rise preceding the PETM (388.63 to 390.34 m), initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
IODP Site M0004A (Lomonosov Ridge)
Océan Arctique (eaux internationales)
0.431 ± 0.0640.271 / 0.5218organic mudrock of the PETM and above (378.20 to 386.13 m), initial ratioDickson et al. (2015), Evidence for weathering and volcanism during the PETM from Arctic …
NE Atlantic background carbonate sediments (core 23#12M)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
1.0369 ± 0.04170.9867 / 1.07284carbonate sediment (6-26 cm)Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
1.0078 ± 0.01510.9821 / 1.02116sediment, mixed layer (0-10 cm), core 343Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
0.7384 ± 0.17680.4191 / 1.001410sediment below the mixed layer (16-40 cm), core 343Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
0.12551serpentinite fragment, core 343Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
1.0001 ± 0.0430.9537 / 1.03873sediment, mixed layer (0-10 cm), core 316Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
0.50321surface sediment with ultramafic detritus (0-1 cm), core 316Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
0.5835 ± 0.35350.2719 / 0.96763sediment below the mixed layer (20-26 cm), core 316Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
0.2213 ± 0.08170.1635 / 0.27912serpentinite and sulphide fragments, core 316Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
1.0528 ± 0.01491.039 / 1.07015sediment (0-17 cm), core 325Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…
Sediments beneath the Rainbow hydrothermal plume (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)
Océan Atlantique (eaux internationales)
1.0612 ± 0.00471.0576 / 1.0695sediment (0-17 cm), core 329Cave et al. (2003), Deposition of osmium and other platinum-group elements beneath the ul…

Published 187Os/188Os (osmium) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). 187Os/188Os of Sediments: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/osmium-187os-188os/sediments/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

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  title = {187Os/188Os of Sediments: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/osmium-187os-188os/sediments/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Updated : 2026-10-20