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Skianni Chief (Canada, river osmium)

Transition zone, Mackenzie basin, Canada

Rivers and surface water

Type
River or surface water

Transition-zone tributary between the platform and the Cordillera, draining Paleozoic black and grey shales; radiogenic and fairly Os-rich dissolved load. 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
3.311river water (dissolved load)
Single analysis (CAN99-70). Dissolved Os: CAN99-70 140 fmol/kg. Table sources: CAN99-70 H (H: this study, L: Levasseur et al.).
Huh et al. (2004), Osmium isotope geochemistry in the Mackenzie River basin, Earth and Pl…
2.0841suspended matter
Single analysis (CAN99-70). Os 143.8 ppt, Re 4.776 ppb, 187Re/188Os 203 (table source: H).
Huh et al. (2004), Osmium isotope geochemistry in the Mackenzie River basin, Earth and Pl…

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

@misc{isofind2026skiannichiefcanadariverosmium,
  title = {Skianni Chief (Canada, river osmium), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/skianni-chief-canada-osmium-fluvial/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

Updated : 2026-10-20