Hi Adam,



We have measured the sulfur isotope composition of the Dead Sea over the
last few years. As the lake is now monomictic, the composition is fairly
stable at delta-34S of 14.5 permil.

This value was published in:


Gavrieli I. Yechieli Y., Halicz L., Spiro B., Bein A. and Efron D. (2001).
The sulfur system in anoxic subsurface brines and its implication on brine
evolutionary pathways: The Ca-chloride brines in the Dead Sea area. Earth
Planet. Sci. Lett., 186, 199-213.
Torfstein A., Gavrieli I. and Stein M. (2005). Sulfur cycling in saline
lakes as revealed by 34S in gypsum from Lake Lisan (Paleo-Dead Sea). Earth
Planet. Sci. Lett. 236, 61-77. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.04.026

Good luck
Ittai


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