Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Unnamed S prospect [1], 4-S Ranch area, Imperial County, California, 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 | 99.65% | Claudetite (75.00 %), Halloysite (64.87 %), Kaolinite (71.35 %), Realgar (70.67 %), Sulphur (53.86 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 98.05% | Claudetite (70.00 %), Kaolinite (52.65 %), Realgar (69.45 %), Sulphur (55.07 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 84.48% | Claudetite (55.00 %), Realgar (65.52 %) |
Orpiment | As2S3 | 58.52% | Realgar (58.53 %) |
Arsenolite | As2O3 | 55.00% | Claudetite (55.00 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.80% | Kaolinite (51.81 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 44.00% | Claudetite (55.00 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 44.00% | Claudetite (55.00 %) |
Galena | PbS | 42.00% | Claudetite (52.50 %) |
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.