Tracing the sources of sedimentary Cu and Mn ores in the Cambrian Timna Formation, Israel using Pb and Sr isotopes

Overall, it is evident that the combined use of the Sr and Pb isotope systems allows clarification of the various primary and secondary processes involved in the Cambrian Timna mineralization Cu- Mn- mineralization, and particularly the important identification of the involvement of Cambrian sea water in the primary ore formation processes.