Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Gabbro Akarem Cu-Ni deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
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 | 99.99% | Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Chrysocolla (61.53 %), Cubanite (63.93 %), Diopside (51.68 %), Gold (52.20 %), Hessite (75.85 %), Magnesio-hornblende (64.42 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Malachite (61.21 %), Marcasite (70.46 %), Melonite (65.02 %), Millerite (61.76 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %), Valleriite (61.29 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 95.91% | Diopside (54.07 %), Marcasite (60.67 %), Millerite (53.62 %), Valleriite (51.25 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 79.99% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Cubanite (76.46 %), Hessite (72.26 %), Mackinawite (57.00 %), Marcasite (65.85 %), Melonite (55.97 %), Michenerite (51.95 %), Millerite (50.48 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %), Valleriite (68.46 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.85% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Cubanite (63.07 %), Hessite (72.55 %), Marcasite (58.73 %), Melonite (58.44 %), Michenerite (51.30 %), Valleriite (56.27 %) |
Kotulskite | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x β 0.4) | 78.96% | Merenskyite (53.06 %), Michenerite (55.19 %) |
Sperrylite | PtAs2 | 75.32% | Merenskyite (67.86 %), Michenerite (81.82 %) |
Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 | 61.29% | Merenskyite (50.00 %), Michenerite (53.25 %) |
Altaite | PbTe | 45.43% | Melonite (56.79 %) |
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.