Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Tellurium Mine (Fisher Mine; Hughes Mine; Red Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, 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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Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 79.95% | Galena (56.79 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Silver (50.22 %), Sphalerite (63.80 %), Tellurium (64.98 %), Tellurobismuthite (82.99 %), Tetradymite (72.59 %) |
Hessite | Ag2Te | 76.52% | Tellurium (51.48 %), Tellurobismuthite (51.61 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 59.53% | Tellurobismuthite (59.53 %) |
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.