206Pb/204Pb of Mississippi Valley Type: published values

isotope ratio, no unit

Mississippi Valley Type. 21 published values for 14 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
Cusses (Brusque)
France
17.7824 ± 0.0009bournoniteAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Tri-State district
United States
21.8373 / 22.1956sphaleriteLead isotope trends and metal sources in MVT districts mid-continent US (2018)
Upper Mississippi Valley district
United States
19.38 / 24.46galenaLead isotopes from the Upper Mississippi Valley district: A regional perspective, USGS Bu… (1995)
Northern Arkansas district
United States
20.2396 / 21.6438sphaleriteLead isotope trends and metal sources in MVT districts mid-continent US (2018)
Durfort
France
18.4078 ± 0.0012galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Les Malines
France
18.4151 ± 0.0008cerussiteAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Les Malines
France
18.3266 ± 0.0005galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Les Malines
France
18.389 ± 0.03618.311 / 18.44514pyrite and sphaleriteLe Guen, Orgeval et Lancelot (1991), Lead isotope behaviour in a polyphased Pb-Zn ore dep…
Les Malines
France
18.406 ± 0.02218.359 / 18.45129galena and sphaleriteLe Guen, Orgeval et Lancelot (1991), Lead isotope behaviour in a polyphased Pb-Zn ore dep…
Les Malines
France
18.444 ± 0.00718.435 / 18.454galenaLe Guen, Orgeval et Lancelot (1991), Lead isotope behaviour in a polyphased Pb-Zn ore dep…
Les Malines
France
18.424 ± 0.02418.386 / 18.48229galenaLe Guen, Orgeval et Lancelot (1991), Lead isotope behaviour in a polyphased Pb-Zn ore dep…
Les Malines
France
18.5951pyriteLe Guen, Orgeval et Lancelot (1991), Lead isotope behaviour in a polyphased Pb-Zn ore dep…
Limei
China
18.001 / 18.269sulfides (in-situ analysis)Lead and sulfur isotope composition of MVT mineralization, ScienceDirect S037567421730047X (2017)
Southern Appalachians MVT
United States
18.229 / 18.236galenaLead isotope geochemistry of MVT deposits of the southern Appalachians (2009)
Central and East Tennessee MVT
United States
18.02 / 18.19galenaConstraints on the sources of ore metals in MVT deposits in Tennessee using Pb isotopes (2016)
Malfidano
Italy
17.8986 ± 0.0006galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Masua
Italy
17.9074 ± 0.0006galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Monteponi
Italy
17.8984 ± 0.0006galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Monteponi
Italy
17.7926 ± 0.0008anglesite and galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Saint-Félix-de-Pallières
France
18.2968 ± 0.0007galenaAlbarède et al. (2024), Ag and Pb isotope systematics in galena ores from southern Sardin…
Yutang
China
18.135 / 18.384sulfides (in-situ analysis)Lead and sulfur isotope composition of MVT mineralization, ScienceDirect S037567421730047X (2017)

Published 206Pb/204Pb (lead) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). 206Pb/204Pb of Mississippi Valley Type: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/lead-206pb-204pb/mvt/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

@misc{isofind2026206pb204pbofmississippivalley,
  title = {206Pb/204Pb of Mississippi Valley Type: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/lead-206pb-204pb/mvt/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06