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Stable isotope deltaUnits Type

For stable isotopes, isotope ratios are typically reported using the delta (?) notation where ? represents the ratio of heavy isotope to light isotope in the sample over the same ratio of a standard reference material, reported using units of in "per mil" (‰, parts per thousand) and reported relative to the specific standard reference material.

Term

stableIsotopeDelta

Category

Chemistry

Provenance

Wikipedia

Provenance Uri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotope_geochemistry#Stable_isotope_geochemistry

Note

-

Default Unit

Per Mille (‰; per mil) relative to a standard reference material

Dimension Symbol

U1

Dimension Length

1

Dimension Mass

0

Dimension Time

0

Dimension Current

0

Dimension Temperature

0

Dimension Amount

0

Dimension Light

0