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δ18O of Banded iron formations: published values

in ‰ (per mil)

Banded iron formations. 10 published values for 4 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
Gongchangling
China
−1.32 ± 2.28 ‰−4 / 2.7 ‰13high-grade ore magnetiteWang et al. (2024), Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal overprinting over Neoarchean banded iro…
Gongchangling
China
1.8 ± 1.08 ‰0.3 / 3.3 ‰5BIF magnetiteWang et al. (2024), Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal overprinting over Neoarchean banded iro…
Gongchangling
China
13.39 ± 1.29 ‰10.3 / 15 ‰15BIF quartzWang et al. (2024), Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal overprinting over Neoarchean banded iro…
Gongchangling
China
8.2 ± 1.57 ‰6.5 / 9.6 ‰3high-grade ore quartzWang et al. (2024), Paleoproterozoic hydrothermal overprinting over Neoarchean banded iro…
Jingshansi (Wuyang)
China
13.05 ± 3.69 ‰8.5 / 16.9 ‰4calcite of magnetite-diopside marbleLiu et al. (2015), Carbon, oxygen and silicon isotope composition tracing for the ore-for…
Jingshansi (Wuyang)
China
21.68 ± 1.29 ‰20.3 / 23.4 ‰4calcite of host diopside marbleLiu et al. (2015), Carbon, oxygen and silicon isotope composition tracing for the ore-for…
Iron Quadrangle, high-grade hematite ores (eastern region)
Brazil
2.77 ± 2.76 ‰−2.7 / 9.7 ‰71high-grade ore hematiteHoefs et al. (1982), Polymetamorphic relations in iron ores from the Iron Quadrangle, Bra…
Iron Quadrangle, high-grade hematite ores (eastern region)
Brazil
12.1 ± 3.27 ‰6.3 / 19.6 ‰71quartz associated with the oreHoefs et al. (1982), Polymetamorphic relations in iron ores from the Iron Quadrangle, Bra…
Iron Quadrangle, high-grade hematite ores (western region)
Brazil
2.02 ± 2.37 ‰−4.3 / 9.1 ‰57high-grade ore hematiteHoefs et al. (1982), Polymetamorphic relations in iron ores from the Iron Quadrangle, Bra…
Iron Quadrangle, high-grade hematite ores (western region)
Brazil
14.18 ± 2.75 ‰6.8 / 23.3 ‰57quartz associated with the oreHoefs et al. (1982), Polymetamorphic relations in iron ores from the Iron Quadrangle, Bra…

Published δ18O (oxygen) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ18O of Banded iron formations: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/oxygen-d18o/banded-iron-formations/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

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  title = {δ18O of Banded iron formations: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/oxygen-d18o/banded-iron-formations/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13