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Blue (Canada, river osmium)

Eastern Cordillera (Rocky and Mackenzie Mountains), Mackenzie basin, Canada

Rivers and surface water

Type
River or surface water

Eastern Cordillera river; headwaters on metamorphic carbonates and shales (Racing, Toad) are the most radiogenic of the data set. Sampled in 1996 or 1999 (CAN96 or CAN99 prefix); coordinates not published (Huh et al., 2004).

187Os/188Os isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : Rapport absolu, sans standard de référence

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
1.041river water (dissolved load)
Single analysis (CAN99-45). Dissolved Os: CAN99-45 88 fmol/kg. Table sources: CAN99-45 H (H: this study, L: Levasseur et al.).
Huh et al. (2004), Osmium isotope geochemistry in the Mackenzie River basin, Earth and Pl…
1.4481suspended matter
Single analysis (CAN99-45). Os 223 ppt, Re 3.811 ppb, 187Re/188Os 97.4 (table source: H).
Huh et al. (2004), Osmium isotope geochemistry in the Mackenzie River basin, Earth and Pl…

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Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Blue (Canada, river osmium), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/blue-canada-osmium-fluvial/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

@misc{isofind2026bluecanadariverosmiumisotopes,
  title = {Blue (Canada, river osmium), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/blue-canada-osmium-fluvial/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Updated : 2026-10-20