Western Iceland rivers
Iceland, Islande
Rivers and surface water
- Type
- River or surface water
Rivers on basalt (basalt -0.35 ‰); island mean +0.63 ± 0.38 ‰ (n = 20). No glaciated catchment exceeds +0.8 ‰, against four out of seven non-glaciated ones; bedrock age plays no role. Borgarfjörður and Sog (Þingvallavatn) catchments; Rayleigh trend. Indicative coordinates (centre of the region), no position per river in the paper.
δ30Si in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NBS 28
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.46 ± 0.04 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (dissolved silicon), Sog Sog (IS 01): 0.3 Ma bedrock, 439 km² catchment, 0 % glaciated. 10 kDa ultrafiltrate: +1.51 ‰. | Georg et al. (2007), Silicon isotope variations accompanying basalt weathering in Iceland… | |
| 0.66 ± 0.04 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (dissolved silicon), Hvítá (Suðurland) Hvítá (Suðurland) (IS 02): 0.7 Ma bedrock, 1987 km² catchment, 21 % glaciated. Two measuring sessions. | Georg et al. (2007), Silicon isotope variations accompanying basalt weathering in Iceland… | |
| 0.21 ± 0.04 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (dissolved silicon), Hvítá (Borgarfjörður) Hvítá (Borgarfjörður) (IS 04): 1.2 Ma bedrock, 970 km² catchment, 9 % glaciated. | Georg et al. (2007), Silicon isotope variations accompanying basalt weathering in Iceland… | |
| 1.1 ± 0.04 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (dissolved silicon), Norðurá Norðurá (IS 05): 5.9 Ma bedrock, 391 km² catchment, 0 % glaciated. | Georg et al. (2007), Silicon isotope variations accompanying basalt weathering in Iceland… |
Deposits of the same type
- Northern Iceland rivers Islande
- Southern Iceland glacial rivers Islande
- Eastern Iceland rivers Islande
- Seine France
- Chorrito River before the Andévalo dam (CO-6) Spain
- Chorrito River below the Herrerías mine (CO-5) Spain
- Cobica River at the bridge (CO-1) Spain
- Cobica River below the Lagunazo mine (LZ-6) Spain
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Western Iceland rivers, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/rivieres-de-l-ouest-de-l-islande/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026westernicelandriversisotopesi,
title = {Western Iceland rivers, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/rivieres-de-l-ouest-de-l-islande/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13