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Sangha

Congo basin, République du Congo

Rivers and surface water

Type
River or surface water

Large right-bank tributary of the Congo, draining southern Cameroon and the western central basin. Indicative coordinates (confluence, near Mossaka).

δ30Si in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NBS 28

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
0.78 ± 0.07 ‰1filtered river water (dissolved silicon)
Sample C89-45, November 1989, 700 km from Bangui along the transect; discharge 1,700 m³/s, dissolved silicon 5.6 mg/L, pH 5.5, 1 run. Lighter than the Ubangi at Bangui (+1.21 ‰).
Cardinal et al. (2010), Contrasting silicon isotope signatures in rivers from the Congo B…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Sangha, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/sangha/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind2026sanghaisotopesignatures,
  title = {Sangha, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/sangha/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13