Yarlung Tsangpo, main stem
Southern Tibet (upper Brahmaputra), China
Rivers and surface water
- Type
- River or surface water
Largest river of the Tibetan Plateau. Geothermal waters supply more than 85% of its dissolved lithium (91% on average), so the river keeps the light signature of geothermal fluids despite dilution by its tributaries.
δ7Li in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system
Standard : L-SVEC
| Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 ‰ | Main-stem mean quoted by the review after Zhang et al. (2022a), Earth and Planetary Science Letters 600:117875; downstream variation below 1 ‰. Second-hand value, not checked in the original paper. | Song et al. (2025), The evolution of lithium resources and isotopic composition in salt l… |
Deposits of the same type
- Brahmaputra at Tezpur India
- Upper Yangtze (Yibin to Fuling) China
- Fanjia river downstream of Niujiaotang China
- Caiyuan river (little affected by mining) China
- River downstream of the Fanjia-Caiyuan confluence (Xiaozhaizi) China
- Yangtze, Three Gorges (Wanxian to Yichang) China
- Middle Yangtze (Jingsha to Jiujiang) China
- Hengshi River and tributaries, middle and lower reaches (sites 5 to 13) China
Cite this page
IsoFind Atlas (2026). Yarlung Tsangpo, main stem, isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/yarlung-tsangpo-cours-principal/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {Yarlung Tsangpo, main stem, isotope signatures},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sites/yarlung-tsangpo-cours-principal/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}Updated : 2026-10-13