δ34S of Orogenic gold: published values

in ‰ (per mil)

Orogenic gold. 9 published values for 6 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

DepositsValueRangenMineral or matrixSource
Ashanti (Obuasi)
Ghana
−20.9 / 7.3 ‰syn-sedimentary to diagenetic pyrite (Birimian host schists)Oberthur et al. 1996, Gold mineralization in the Ashanti Belt of Ghana, Economic Geology …
Gounkoto
Mali
8.6 ± 2 ‰5.8 / 12.8 ‰18auriferous pyrite (jog zone)Lawrence et al. 2015, The Gounkoto Au deposit West Africa: Constraints on ore genesis and…
Gounkoto
Mali
8.8 ‰auriferous arsenopyrite (one analysis)Lawrence et al. 2015, Ore Geology Reviews
Kalgoorlie (Golden Mile)
Australia
3 ‰−2 / 9 ‰World distribution and genetic characteristics of orogenic gold deposits (2005)
Loulo (district de Gara-Yalea)
Mali
5.8 / 15.5 ‰district sulfides (Gara, Yalea and others)Lawrence et al. 2013, gold mineralization Loulo district
Loulo (district de Gara-Yalea)
Mali
11.5 / 15.5 ‰Gara sub-deposit sulfidesLawrence et al. 2013, gold mineralization Loulo district
Loulo (district de Gara-Yalea)
Mali
6 / 12.9 ‰sulfides (three orebodies: Loulo 0, P64 and others)Fouillac et al. 1993, A carbon oxygen hydrogen and sulfur isotopic study of the gold mine…
Massawa
Senegal
0 / 4.1 ‰sulfides (arsenopyrite, pyrite, stibnite, all mineralisation stages)Treloar et al. 2015, The Massawa gold deposit Eastern Senegal: an orogenic gold deposit s…
Muruntau
Uzbekistan
3.5 ‰−3 / 10 ‰World distribution and genetic characteristics of orogenic gold deposits (2005)

Published δ34S (sulfur) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ34S of Orogenic gold: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sulfur-d34s/orogenic-gold/ (accessed 2026-10-06).

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  title = {δ34S of Orogenic gold: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/sulfur-d34s/orogenic-gold/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-06}
}

Updated : 2026-10-06