UFO Debris Isotope Lattice 3D

Isotope system

Sample δ value –18‰

Lattice sampling

Nearest reference

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Verdict

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Real heavy-isotope frac.

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Heavy-isotope population in the lattice is exaggerated for visibility — real natural isotope shifts move the true fraction by only parts-per-thousand, far too subtle to render atom-by-atom.

How it works

Each sphere is one atom. Every lattice site is stochastically assigned light or heavy isotope according to the sample's isotope ratio — the same delta-notation math as the 2D matcher, δ = (R/R_standard − 1) × 1000‰ — so the sample lattice is a literal (visually exaggerated) picture of "how many atoms in a thousand are the rare heavy isotope." The reference lattice on the right redraws using the nearest terrestrial or meteoritic reference δ, so you can compare mixtures side by side.

R = R_standard × (1 + δ/1000)
heavy fraction = R / (1 + R)   ← real value (stat box)
lattice fraction = exaggerated for display only

Isotope system — switches the reference standard (VPDB / VSMOW / AIR) and the terrestrial vs meteoritic reference ranges, same as the 2D version.
Sample δ value — sets the true isotope ratio; watch the mix of small (light) and large (heavy) spheres shift as it moves between reference zones.
Lattice sampling (4³/6³/8³) — number of atoms drawn; a small lattice makes the stochastic assignment visibly noisier, same as a short mass-spec acquisition.
Re-draw lattice — takes a fresh random draw from the same isotope ratio, showing run-to-run variance at fixed δ.

Real-world relevance: this is the structural companion to the 2D histogram — the same isotope math, just rendered as a physical mixture of atoms instead of a statistical distribution.

SampleNearest reference

Light isotope Heavy isotope

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