This open access book documents the use of radiogenic and stable isotopes to study mineral
deposits from a global to the deposit scale. It includes data-sets that have been directly used
in mineral exploration. Isotopic data have been key to developing models for the origin of many
mineral deposit types. The book has four sections: (1) the use of radiogenic isotopes to date
mineral deposits (2) the use of radiogenic isotope mapping to understand metal sources and
regional- to district-scale controls on metallogenesis (3) the use of light stable isotopes to
determine fluid and sulfur sources and (4) the use of metallic stable isotopes to understand
the sources of ore metals. Each section includes chapters on specific isotopic systems and or
mineral systems that provide information on theory analytical methods uses in deposit and
metallogenic studies examples and traps for young players.
