Pezinok tailings pond (borehole PK-6)
Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty), Pezinok, Slovakia
Mine tailings and waste rock
- Type
- Mine tailings and waste rock
Kaufmann et al. (2024, Chemical Geology): in situ δ123Sb of secondary antimony minerals formed by stibnite weathering; some keep the stibnite signature (complete Sb transfer), others (tripuhyite, chapmanite, hydroxyferroroméite, stibiconite) are lighter, precipitated from only part of the dissolved Sb or adsorbed on iron oxides. 20 m borehole PK-6 in the tailings pond of the Pezinok mine, through sandy-silty tailings then alluvium; Sb-rich tripuhyite (FeSbO4) (38 to 62 % Sb2O5), Al- and Si-rich Sb oxide pseudomorphs and Sb-bearing iron oxides.
δ123Sb in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 3102a
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −0.047 ± 0.261 ‰ | −0.495 / 0.287 ‰ | 10 | tripuhyite (FeSbO4) of the tailings Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 10 analyses, -0.495 to +0.287 (PK6-22 +0.161; PK6-20 +0.096; PK6-50 -0.133; PK6-28 -0.170; PK6-26 +0.040; PK6-32 -0.495; PK6-29 -0.395; PK6-34 +0.287; PK6-35 +0.242; PK6-41 -0.103); ± 0.036 to 0.075 ‰ (2σ); published median of -0.01 ‰; wide spread, up to 0.8 ‰ lighter than the deposit stibnite (median +0.31 ‰). | Kaufmann et al. (2024), Weathering-induced Sb isotope fractionation during leaching of st… |
| 0.192 ± 0.05 ‰ | 0.156 / 0.227 ‰ | 2 | Sb oxide pseudomorphs (Al-, Si- and Ca-rich) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 analyses, +0.156 to +0.227 (PK6-23 +0.156; PK6-47 +0.227); ± 0.065 and 0.150 ‰ (2σ); no clear difference from stibnite. | Kaufmann et al. (2024), Weathering-induced Sb isotope fractionation during leaching of st… |
| 0.074 ± 0.068 ‰ | −0.01 / 0.134 ‰ | 4 | iron oxides carrying adsorbed Sb (3 to 20 % Sb2O5) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 4 analyses, -0.010 to +0.134 (PK6-43 +0.123; PK6-38 +0.049; PK6-44 +0.134; PK6-46 -0.010); ± 0.051 to 0.101 ‰ (2σ); published mean of +0.09 ± 0.14 ‰; lighter than stibnite, as expected for adsorption. | Kaufmann et al. (2024), Weathering-induced Sb isotope fractionation during leaching of st… |
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- Allchar mine dump (central zone): Fe-Sb oxides on stibnite North Macedonia
- Lengerich cement plant: cement kiln dust (CKD) Germany
- Peisey-Nancroix slags and stack residues France
- Viviez plant metallurgical tailings (Dunet and Igue de Mas heaps) France
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Pezinok tailings pond (borehole PK-6), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/bassin-de-residus-de-pezinok-forage-pk-6/ (accessed 2026-10-16).
@misc{isofind2026pezinoktailingspondboreholepk,
title = {Pezinok tailings pond (borehole PK-6), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/bassin-de-residus-de-pezinok-forage-pk-6/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}Updated : 2026-10-16