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δ66Zn of SEDEX: published values

in ‰ (per mil)

SEDEX. 22 published values for 11 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
11:30
Australia
−0.23 ± 0.05 ‰−0.26 / −0.19 ‰2sphaleriteSpry et al. (2022), Zinc, sulfur and cadmium isotopes and Zn/Cd ratios as indicators of t…
Balmat
United States
0.19 ± 0.08 ‰0.06 / 0.31 ‰6Upper Gleason orebody sphaleriteMatt et al. (2020), Zn-isotopic evidence for fluid-assisted ore remobilization at the Bal…
Balmat
United States
0.16 ± 0.08 ‰0.02 / 0.25 ‰9Lower Gleason orebody sphaleriteMatt et al. (2020), Zn-isotopic evidence for fluid-assisted ore remobilization at the Bal…
Balmat
United States
0.12 ± 0.08 ‰−0.02 / 0.23 ‰8Loomis orebody sphaleriteMatt et al. (2020), Zn-isotopic evidence for fluid-assisted ore remobilization at the Bal…
Balmat
United States
0.33 ± 0.15 ‰0.13 / 0.56 ‰9Mahler orebody sphaleriteMatt et al. (2020), Zn-isotopic evidence for fluid-assisted ore remobilization at the Bal…
Balmat
United States
0.27 ± 0.06 ‰0.19 / 0.34 ‰5Upper Fowler orebody sphaleriteMatt et al. (2020), Zn-isotopic evidence for fluid-assisted ore remobilization at the Bal…
Balmat
United States
0.07 ± 0.05 ‰−0.02 / 0.13 ‰10Mud Pond orebody sphaleriteMatt et al. (2020), Zn-isotopic evidence for fluid-assisted ore remobilization at the Bal…
Broken Hill
Australia
−0.1 ± 0.38 ‰−1.15 / 0.46 ‰18sphaleriteSpry et al. (2022), Zinc, sulfur and cadmium isotopes and Zn/Cd ratios as indicators of t…
Dongshengmiao
China
0.28 ± 0.08 ‰0.17 / 0.4 ‰10main orebody sphaleriteGao et al. (2018), Spatial evolution of Zn-Fe-Pb isotopes of sphalerite within a single o…
Esmeralda
Australia
−0.86 ± 0.15 ‰−0.97 / −0.76 ‰2sphaleriteSpry et al. (2022), Zinc, sulfur and cadmium isotopes and Zn/Cd ratios as indicators of t…
Flying Doctor
Australia
0.1 ‰1sphaleriteSpry et al. (2022), Zinc, sulfur and cadmium isotopes and Zn/Cd ratios as indicators of t…
Henry George
Australia
−0.3 ± 0.07 ‰−0.38 / −0.24 ‰4sphaleriteSpry et al. (2022), Zinc, sulfur and cadmium isotopes and Zn/Cd ratios as indicators of t…
Huangjiawan (Niutitang Ni-Mo horizon)
China
1.11 ± 0.18 ‰Ni-Mo sulphidic horizon (whole rock)Lehmann et al. (2022), Early Cambrian highly metalliferous black shale in South China: Cu…
Huangjiawan (Niutitang Ni-Mo horizon)
China
0.6 ± 0.18 ‰vanadium-rich and barren black shales (whole rock)Lehmann et al. (2022), Early Cambrian highly metalliferous black shale in South China: Cu…
McArthur River (HYC)
Australia
0.38 ± 0.06 ‰0.28 / 0.5 ‰13ore of orebodies 5 to 8, deposit centre (whole rock)Baumgartner et al. (2021), Zinc isotope composition of the Proterozoic clastic-dominated …
McArthur River (HYC)
Australia
0.35 ± 0.05 ‰0.25 / 0.46 ‰25ore of orebodies 1 to 8, south-eastern fringe of the deposit (whole rock)Baumgartner et al. (2021), Zinc isotope composition of the Proterozoic clastic-dominated …
McArthur River (HYC)
Australia
0.37 ± 0.04 ‰0.31 / 0.41 ‰4dolomitic interbeds between the orebodies (whole rock)Baumgartner et al. (2021), Zinc isotope composition of the Proterozoic clastic-dominated …
Red Dog (Anarraaq, Wulik)
United States
0 / 0.6 ‰sphalerite (shale-hosted massive sulfide, veins and breccias)Kelley et al. (2009), Zinc isotopes in sphalerite from base metal deposits in the Red Dog…
Red Dog (Anarraaq, Wulik)
United States
0.15 ± 0.04 ‰0.12 / 0.17 ‰2zinc concentrate (Trail smelter feed)Shiel et al. (2010), Evaluation of zinc, cadmium and lead isotope fractionation during sm…
Wusihe
China
0.37 ± 0.03 ‰hydrothermal fluid reconstructed from sphaleriteZhu et al. (2018), Variations in Zn and S isotope chemistry of sedimentary sphalerite, Wu…
Wusihe
China
0.21 ± 0.09 ‰0.05 / 0.34 ‰7graded sedimentary sphalerite (sample WSH-95, microdrilled)Zhu et al. (2018), Variations in Zn and S isotope chemistry of sedimentary sphalerite, Wu…
Wusihe
China
0.37 ± 0.03 ‰0.32 / 0.4 ‰8banded sedimentary sphalerite (sample WSH-65, microdrilled)Zhu et al. (2018), Variations in Zn and S isotope chemistry of sedimentary sphalerite, Wu…

Published δ66Zn (zinc) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ66Zn of SEDEX: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/zinc-d66zn/sedex/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

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  title = {δ66Zn of SEDEX: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/zinc-d66zn/sedex/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13