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Maya Mountains organic soils

Maya Mountains, Belize

Soils

Type
Soil

Homogenised surface soil, sampled in a massif remote from point sources; the table wrongly lists it in the Alaskan Province (Biswas et al., 2008). Coordinates not given.

δ202Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 3133

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−1.42 ± 0.14 ‰1surface organic soil
Single subsample; BE-1, uncertainty = 2SD of 4 replicate analyses.
Biswas et al. (2008), Natural mercury isotope variation in coal deposits and organic soil…

Δ201Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 3133

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−0.2 ± 0.04 ‰1surface organic soil
Single subsample; BE-1, uncertainty = 2SD of 4 replicate analyses.
Biswas et al. (2008), Natural mercury isotope variation in coal deposits and organic soil…

Δ199Hg in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 3133

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
−0.21 ± 0.01 ‰1surface organic soil
Single subsample; BE-1, uncertainty = 2SD of 4 replicate analyses.
Biswas et al. (2008), Natural mercury isotope variation in coal deposits and organic soil…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Maya Mountains organic soils, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/sols-organiques-des-monts-maya/ (accessed 2026-10-15).

@misc{isofind2026mayamountainsorganicsoilsisot,
  title = {Maya Mountains organic soils, isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/sols-organiques-des-monts-maya/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-15}
}

Updated : 2026-10-15