Xikuangshan groundwater
Hunan, Xikuangshan district (Lengshuijiang), China
Groundwater
- Type
- Groundwater
Xikuangshan antimony mine (Hunan), the world's largest: waters of the Feishuiyan stream, aquifer springs and wells and Shetianqiao adits, all alkaline (pH 6.8 to 8.9) and very Sb-rich (up to 47 mg/L). δ123Sb of -0.20 to +0.73 ‰ (Spex lot CL8-06SBY): oxidative weathering of stibnite, waste heaps and slags, adsorption onto Fe-Mn oxyhydroxides and mixing (Wen et al., 2023). Coordinates not published. Springs of aquifer A (ore-hosting) and aquifer B, and waters from barren strata between Xikuangshan and Shetianqiao; δ123Sb of -0.08 to +0.73 ‰, unrelated to Sb content.
δ123Sb in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : Spex CertiPrep, lot CL8-06SBY
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.62 ± 0.01 ‰ | 1 | groundwater, aquifer A spring (ore-hosting) (G1) Single analysis; ± 0.01 (2 SD); 6.111 mg/L Sb; oxidative weathering and infiltration through waste heaps and slags according to the authors. | Wen et al. (2023), Antimony (Sb) isotopic signature in water systems from the world's lar… | |
| −0.02 ± 0.04 ‰ | 1 | groundwater, aquifer B spring (G2) Single analysis; ± 0.04 (2 SD); 0.260 mg/L Sb. | Wen et al. (2023), Antimony (Sb) isotopic signature in water systems from the world's lar… | |
| −0.08 ± 0.02 ‰ | 1 | groundwater, spring in the strata between Xikuangshan and Shetianqiao (G3) Single analysis; ± 0.02 (2 SD); 47.400 mg/L Sb; highest Sb of the study. | Wen et al. (2023), Antimony (Sb) isotopic signature in water systems from the world's lar… | |
| 0.73 ± 0.01 ‰ | 1 | groundwater, well in the strata between Xikuangshan and Shetianqiao (G4) Single analysis; ± 0.01 (2 SD); 0.048 mg/L Sb; highest value of the study, low Sb. | Wen et al. (2023), Antimony (Sb) isotopic signature in water systems from the world's lar… | |
| 0.18 ± 0.02 ‰ | 1 | groundwater, aquifer B spring (G5) Single analysis; ± 0.02 (2 SD); 0.440 mg/L Sb. | Wen et al. (2023), Antimony (Sb) isotopic signature in water systems from the world's lar… |
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Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Xikuangshan groundwater, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/eaux-souterraines-de-xikuangshan/ (accessed 2026-10-16).
@misc{isofind2026xikuangshangroundwaterisotope,
title = {Xikuangshan groundwater, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/eaux-souterraines-de-xikuangshan/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}Updated : 2026-10-16