Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Michiquillay Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Michiquillay, Encañada District, Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca, Peru
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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Calcite | CaCO3 | 99.94% | Aikinite (51.95 %), Arsenic (64.55 %), Baryte (51.88 %), Jarosite (50.12 %), Luzonite (54.01 %), Marcasite (60.67 %), Rhodochrosite (50.69 %), Stephanite (54.56 %), Sternbergite (63.89 %) |
Silver | Ag | 89.37% | Stephanite (61.76 %), Sternbergite (72.22 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 86.84% | Stephanite (58.82 %), Sternbergite (68.06 %) |
Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 | 84.22% | Stephanite (57.94 %), Sternbergite (62.50 %) |
Gold | Au | 42.38% | Aikinite (52.99 %) |
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.