Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Bonanza Creek; Little Eldorado Creek; Skookum Creek; Coarse Money Creek; Snow Gulch Mine, Chisana Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, 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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Quartz | SiO2 | 99.52% | Cinnabar (52.07 %), Copper (56.56 %), Galena (65.16 %), Gold (52.20 %), Molybdenite (66.37 %), Silver (59.03 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 96.05% | Copper (53.15 %), Galena (56.79 %), Molybdenite (60.83 %), Silver (50.22 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 95.23% | Galena (66.84 %), Molybdenite (68.29 %), Silver (54.72 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 52.75% | Galena (65.95 %) |
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.