Yangtze River (Changjiang)
Central and eastern China, from headwaters to estuary, China
Rivers and surface water
- Type
- River or surface water
Largest river of China, an example of weathering-process-controlled transport: dissolved lithium decreases downstream (from 31.7 to 2.9 µg/L) while δ7Li increases, through adsorption onto suspended particles and sediments. Indicative coordinates (Wuhan).
δ7Li in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : L-SVEC, Non précisé dans la publication
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 / 21.3 ‰ | Upstream-to-downstream increase quoted by the review after Wang et al. (2015), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 151:117-132. Second-hand value, not checked in the original paper. | Song et al. (2025), The evolution of lithium resources and isotopic composition in salt l… | ||
| 21.4 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (0.45 µm) One analysis, Table 2. Sample CJ-W1 collected in the Jiangling Basin (July 2021); the sampling section calls it HJ-W1. | Yu et al. (2024), Factors controlling lithium accumulation in brines from Upper Cretaceou… |
87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 987
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.711336 | 1 | filtered river water (0.45 µm) One analysis, Table 2. Sample CJ-W1 collected in the Jiangling Basin (July 2021); the sampling section calls it HJ-W1. | Yu et al. (2024), Factors controlling lithium accumulation in brines from Upper Cretaceou… |
δ18O in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −7.7 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (0.45 µm) One analysis, Table 2. Sample CJ-W1 collected in the Jiangling Basin (July 2021); the sampling section calls it HJ-W1. | Yu et al. (2024), Factors controlling lithium accumulation in brines from Upper Cretaceou… |
δD in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : V-SMOW
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −57.2 ‰ | 1 | filtered river water (0.45 µm) One analysis, Table 2. Sample CJ-W1 collected in the Jiangling Basin (July 2021); the sampling section calls it HJ-W1. | Yu et al. (2024), Factors controlling lithium accumulation in brines from Upper Cretaceou… |
δ66Zn in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : JMC 3-0749L
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.37 / 0.83 ‰ | Dissolved zinc; range compiled by the review from Little et al. (2014), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 125:673-693. | Ding et al. (2024), Review on zinc isotopes in river systems: distribution and applicatio… |
δ60Ni in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : NIST SRM 986
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.27 ± 0.08 ‰ | 1.19 / 1.34 ‰ | 3 | filtered river water (dissolved nickel) Mean and standard deviation recalculated from 3 values. Chang Jiang upstream of Wuhan and at Wuhan (CJ-1, CJ-2, CJ-5): the heaviest river of the study. River heavier than continental silicate rocks, as for Cu and Zn: partitioning between dissolved phase and particles. | Cameron et Vance (2014), Heavy nickel isotope compositions in rivers and the oceans, Geoc… |
Deposits of the same type
- Middle Yangtze (Jingsha to Jiujiang) China
- Yangtze, Three Gorges (Wanxian to Yichang) China
- Lower Yangtze (Anqing to Shanghai) China
- Longnan granitic catchment (Nanling belt) China
- Hengshi River and tributaries, middle and lower reaches (sites 5 to 13) China
- Upper Yangtze (Yibin to Fuling) China
- Caiyuan river (little affected by mining) China
- River downstream of the Fanjia-Caiyuan confluence (Xiaozhaizi) China
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Yangtze River (Changjiang), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/yangtse-changjiang/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
@misc{isofind2026yangtzeriverchangjiangisotope,
title = {Yangtze River (Changjiang), isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/yangtse-changjiang/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13