The study area is located on the Euphrates River at 38°41°32.48′′N–38°14′24.10′′N latitude and 39°56′4.59′′E–39°8°13.41′′E longitude. The Euphrates is the longest river in Western Asia. The lithological units observed from the bottom to the top are Permo-Triassic Keban Metamorphites, Late Cretaceous Kömürhan Ophiolites, Upper Cretaceous Elazığ Magmatic Complex, Middle Eocene Maden Complex and Kırkgeçit Formation, Upper Pliocene and Lower Eocene Seske Formation and Upper Miocene, Pliocene Karabakır and Çaybağı Formations, Palu Formation, and Holocene Euphrates River sediments. The geochemical studies show that⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and¹⁴³Nd/¹⁴⁴Nd isotopic compositions in the Euphrates River bank sediments are 0.7053, 0.7048, and 0.7057 and 0.512654, 0.512836, and 0.512775, respectively. These values indicate mixing of both carbonate-rich shallow marine sediment and felsic-mafic rocks from Elazığ Magmatic Complex into the stream sediments. The positiveεNd (0)values (0.35, 3.9, and 2.7) are higher downstream in the studied sediments due to weathering of the mafic volcanic rocks. The chondrite, NAS, and UCC normalized patterns show that the REE compositions of the Euphrates River sediments are higher than chondrite composition but close to NAS and UCC. The river sediments in the tectonic zone and the weathered granodioritic rocks of the Elazığ Magmatic complex affect upstream water compositions.

This study investigates the mineral chemistry and iron isotope composition of the Pertek Fe-skarn deposit in the Eastern Taurides, Turkey, to elucidate skarn formation and ore genesis through chemical and isotopic parameters. The deposit consists of substantial and dispersed magnetite ores formed by the intrusion of a dioritic suite into marbles. Mineral assemblages, including hematite, goethite, andradite garnet, hedenbergite pyroxene, calcite, and quartz, exhibit compositional variations at different depths within the ore body. Magnetite is commonly associated with hematite, goethite, garnet, pyroxene, calcite, and quartz. Extensive LA–ICP–MS analysis of magnetite chemistry reveals elevated trace element concentrations of titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), vanadium (V), and magnesium (Mg), distinguishing Pertek magnetite from low-temperature hydrothermal deposits. The enrichment of Ti (>300 ppm) and V (>200 ppm), along with the presence of Al and Mg, suggests formation from high-temperature hydrothermal fluids exceeding 300 °C. Discriminant diagrams, such as Al+Mn versus Ti+V, classify Pertek magnetite within the skarn deposit domain, affirming its medium- to high-temperature hydrothermal origin (200–500 °C), characteristic of skarn-type deposits. Magnetite thermometry calculations yield an average formation temperature of 414.53 °C. Geochemical classification diagrams, including Ni/(Cr+Mn) versus Ti+V and TiO₂-Al₂O₃-MgO+MnO, further support the skarn-type genesis of the deposit, distinguishing Pertek magnetite from other iron oxide deposits. The Fe-skarn ore samples display low total REE concentrations, variable Eu anomalies, enrichment in LREEs, and depletion in HREEs, consistent with fluid–rock interactions in a magmatic–hydrothermal system. The δ⁵⁶Fe values of magnetite range from 0.272‰ to 0.361‰, while the calculated δ⁵⁶Fe_aq values (0.479‰ to 0.568‰) suggest a magmatic–hydrothermal origin. The δ⁵⁷Fe values (0.419‰ to 0.530‰) and the calculated 10³lnβ value of 0.006397 indicate re-equilibration of the magmatic–hydrothermal fluid during ore formation.

Uranium contents were measured in the siltstones and siliceous limestone interbeds within sandstone of Kubaca member of the Eocene of Ayhan formation, with chemical values ranging from 175 to 2537...