Yellowstone River valley springs near Gardiner (Montana)
Montana, Yellowstone River valley downstream of the park, United States
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Hydrothermal system of the Yellowstone caldera. Palmer and Sturchio (1990): waters from -9.3 to +4.4 ‰; Norris and Upper Geyser basins, Calcite Springs and Clearwater stay close to fresh rhyolite (-5.2 ‰), Mammoth, Sheepeater and Rainbow near -8 ‰, like altered rhyolite (-9.7 ‰) or sediments outside the caldera. Cooler springs just outside the park, Bear Creek and Laduke (65 °C in the table, 63 °C in the text): low B and high δ11B, from boron uptake by secondary minerals or mixing with shallow meteoric water according to the authors.
δ11B in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 951
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 ± 4.7 ‰ | −2.2 / 4.4 ‰ | 2 | thermal water Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 2 analyses, -2.2 to +4.4 (Y88-5 Bear Creek -2.2; Y88-9 Laduke +4.4). Y88-5 Bear Creek: 32 °C, pH 6.3, B 0.093 mmol/kg, Cl 0.96 mmol/kg; Y88-9 Laduke: 65 °C, pH 6.5, B 0.043 mmol/kg, Cl 1.3 mmol/kg (pH in brackets measured in the laboratory). | Palmer & Sturchio (1990), The boron isotope systematics of the Yellowstone National Park … |
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IsoFind Atlas (2026). Yellowstone River valley springs near Gardiner (Montana), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/sources-de-la-vallee-de-la-yellowstone-pres-de-gardiner-montana/ (accessed 2026-10-20).
@misc{isofind2026yellowstonerivervalleysprings,
title = {Yellowstone River valley springs near Gardiner (Montana), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/sources-de-la-vallee-de-la-yellowstone-pres-de-gardiner-montana/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}Updated : 2026-10-20