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Little Smoky (Canada, river osmium)

Interior Platform, Mackenzie basin, Canada

Rivers and surface water

Type
River or surface water

Interior Platform tributary (Phanerozoic shales and carbonates), rich in dissolved organic carbon. 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
1.421river water (dissolved load)
Single analysis (CAN96-14). Dissolved Os: CAN96-14 87 fmol/kg. Table sources: CAN96-14 H (H: this study, L: Levasseur et al.).
Huh et al. (2004), Osmium isotope geochemistry in the Mackenzie River basin, Earth and Pl…
1.191bed load
Single analysis (CAN96-14). Os 64 ppt, Re 1.962 ppb, 187Re/188Os 170 (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). Little Smoky (Canada, river osmium), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/little-smoky-canada-osmium-fluvial/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

@misc{isofind2026littlesmokycanadariverosmiumi,
  title = {Little Smoky (Canada, river osmium), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/little-smoky-canada-osmium-fluvial/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Updated : 2026-10-20