Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Black Butte prospect (Odell; Queen Elizabeth group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.
Possible missing species | Formula | Match % | Due to recorded presence of |
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Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.88% | Anglesite (64.19 %), Baryte (50.79 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Dolomite (58.22 %), Galena (66.84 %), Hematite (50.17 %), Kaolinite (52.65 %), Mimetite (59.01 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 99.26% | Anglesite (71.56 %), Descloizite (60.18 %), Mimetite (66.77 %), Vanadinite (54.01 %), Willemite (57.56 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 97.44% | Anglesite (64.09 %), Galena (65.95 %), Mimetite (53.11 %), Willemite (55.44 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 73.18% | Anglesite (58.14 %), Galena (56.79 %), Mimetite (52.87 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 64.11% | Anglesite (50.35 %), Mimetite (60.02 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.80% | Kaolinite (51.81 %) |
Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) | 50.13% | Vanadinite (50.14 %) |
Key: Mineral matches key element mineralogy of deposit Key element(s) in mineral not listed for deposit (-20% score)
Predicting paragenetic modes of deposit
Green indicates almost certain match based on minerals unique to a certain deposit type. Yellow indicates a possibly poor match, but should not be entirely discounted. Scores > 100 indicate strong confidence.