The isotope geochemistry of zinc and copper

F Moynier, D Vance, T Fujii… - Reviews in Mineralogy …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Copper, a native metal found in ores, is the principal metal in bronze and brass. It is a
reddish metal with a density of 8920 kg m− 3. All of copper's compounds tend to be brightly …

Metal stable isotope signatures as tracers in environmental geochemistry

JG Wiederhold - Environmental science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
The biogeochemical cycling of metals in natural systems is often accompanied by stable
isotope fractionation which can now be measured due to recent analytical advances. In …

Metal stable isotopes in paleoceanography

AD Anbar, O Rouxel - Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 2007 - annualreviews.org
Considered esoteric only a few years ago, research into the stable isotope geochemistry of
transition metals is moving into the geoscience mainstream. Although initial attention …

[PDF][PDF] 13.14—Geochemistry of porphyry deposits

DR Cooke, P Hollings, JJ Wilkinson… - Treatise on …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Porphyry ore deposits are the Earth's major resources of copper, molybdenum, and rhenium
(Sillitoe, 2010) and also provide significant amounts of gold, silver, and other metals …

Exploration potential of Cu isotope fractionation in porphyry copper deposits

R Mathur, S Titley, F Barra, S Brantley, M Wilson… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2009 - Elsevier
We examined the copper isotope ratio of primary high temperature Cu-sulfides, secondary
low temperature Cu-sulfides (and Cu-oxides) as well as Fe-oxides in the leach cap, which …

Metal isotope complexation with environmentally relevant surfaces: opening the isotope fractionation black box

M Komárek, G Ratié, Z Vaňková, A Šípková… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The number of studies using various stable isotope systems for tracing contamination
sources and various biogeochemical processes is rapidly rising due to the increased …

Fractionation of Cu, Fe, and Zn isotopes during the oxidative weathering of sulfide-rich rocks

A Fernandez, DM Borrok - Chemical Geology, 2009 - Elsevier
We measured the Fe, Cu, and Zn isotopic compositions of the fluids generated during
leaching experiments with pyrite-, chalcopyrite-, and sphalerite-rich rocks and with a …

The role of magmatic sulfur in the formation of ore deposits

AC Simon, EM Ripley - Reviews in Mineralogy and …, 2011 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This chapter focuses on S in porphyry-type ore deposits, layered-mafic-intrusion-hosted ore
bodies, and magmatic sulfide deposits. Porphyry-type ore deposits, eg, Bingham Canyon …

Copper speciation and isotopic fractionation in plants: uptake and translocation mechanisms

BM Ryan, JK Kirby, F Degryse, H Harris… - New …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The fractionation of stable copper (C u) isotopes during uptake into plant roots and
translocation to shoots can provide information on C u acquisition mechanisms. Isotope …

Copper isotope fractionation during its interaction with soil and aquatic microorganisms and metal oxy (hydr) oxides: Possible structural control

OS Pokrovsky, J Viers, EE Emnova… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2008 - Elsevier
This work is aimed at quantifying the main environmental factors controlling isotope
fractionation of Cu during its adsorption from aqueous solutions onto common organic …