δ66Zn of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values
in ‰ (per mil)
Mine tailings and waste rock. 6 published values for 4 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.
| Deposits | Value | Range | n | Mineral or matrix | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antamina experimental waste rock drainage Peru | 0.22 ± 0.11 ‰ | 0.15 / 0.3 ‰ | 2 | Skierszkan et al. (2016), Molybdenum and zinc stable isotope variation in mining waste ro… | |
| Antamina experimental waste rock drainage Peru | −0.08 ± 0.13 ‰ | −0.35 / 0.07 ‰ | 9 | Skierszkan et al. (2016), Molybdenum and zinc stable isotope variation in mining waste ro… | |
| Niujiaotang mine tailings China | −0.42 ± 0.04 ‰ | −0.44 / −0.39 ‰ | 2 | Xia et al. (2020), Zinc isotope revealing zinc's sources and transport processes in karst… | |
| Viviez plant metallurgical tailings (Dunet and Igue de Mas heaps) France | 0.73 ± 0.43 ‰ | 0.18 / 1.49 ‰ | 6 | Sivry et al. (2008), Zn isotopes as tracers of anthropogenic pollution from Zn-ore smelte… | |
| Linhuan coal gangue and fly ash dump China | −0.68 ‰ | Wang et al. (2022), Zinc in soil reflecting the intensive coal mining activities: evidenc… | |||
| Linhuan coal gangue and fly ash dump China | −0.59 ‰ | Wang et al. (2022), Zinc in soil reflecting the intensive coal mining activities: evidenc… |
Published δ66Zn (zinc) values, deposit by deposit
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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ66Zn of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/zinc-d66zn/mine-tailings/ (accessed 2026-10-13).
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title = {δ66Zn of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values},
author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/zinc-d66zn/mine-tailings/},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
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