Quinto del Hierro (Alcudia district)

Central Iberian Zone, Ciudad Real, Spain

Other hydrothermalCu

Type
Copper veins

Copper ores of the southern Iberian Peninsula, analysed for lead and copper to trace the origin of copper in Roman coins.

206Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
18.18677 ± 0.00056secondary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…
18.18419 ± 0.00018primary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

207Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
15.62346 ± 0.0006secondary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…
15.62414 ± 0.00006primary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

208Pb/204Pb isotope ratio, no unit Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 981

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
38.30571 ± 0.00144secondary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…
38.30472 ± 0.00027primary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

δ65Cu in ‰ (per mil) Values of the same system

Standard : NIST SRM 976

ValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
0.04 ± 0.01 ‰secondary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…
0.76 ± 0.01 ‰primary copper ore
Q. Hierro mine; 2σ uncertainty.
Klein et al. (2009), The lead and copper isotopic composition of copper ores from the Sie…

Deposits of the same type

Cite this page

IsoFind Atlas (2026). Quinto del Hierro (Alcudia district), isotope signatures. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/quinto-del-hierro-district-d-alcudia/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind2026quintodelhierroalcudiadistric,
  title = {Quinto del Hierro (Alcudia district), isotope signatures},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/deposits/quinto-del-hierro-district-d-alcudia/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06