Birs, Switzerland
Switzerland, Switzerland
Rivers and surface water
- Type
- River or surface water
Sampled ten times from March 2004 to July 2005 near a federal gauging station (FOEN). The station is not named: coordinates of the presumed station from the published elevation, indicative. Elevation 268 m. Presumed station: Münchenstein. 911 km² basin in the Swiss Jura, dominant marine carbonates; TDS about 410 mg/l.
δ30Si in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NBS 28
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.69 ± 0.12 ‰ | 0.57 / 0.97 ‰ | 10 | Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 10 samples. Ten samples in chronological order; seasonal variations up to 0.6 ‰. Mean of the 40 samples of the four rivers: 0.84 ± 0.19 ‰. | Georg et al. (2006), Mechanisms controlling the silicon isotopic compositions of river wa… |
Deposits of the same type
- Saane (Sarine), Switzerland Switzerland
- Verzasca, Switzerland Switzerland
- Ticino, Switzerland Switzerland
- Seine France
- Elbe (German reach) Germany
- El Sancho reservoir Spain
- Meca River, point A Spain
- Meca River, point A1 Spain
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Birs, Switzerland, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/birs-suisse/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026birsswitzerlandisotopesignatu,
title = {Birs, Switzerland, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/birs-suisse/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13