Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Da'erduo playa (Great Ear playa), Lop Nur (Lop Nuur; Lop lake; Luobu lake; Luobubo), Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.), Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, China
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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Halite | NaCl | 99.10% | Carnallite (85.71 %), Picromerite (72.34 %), Polyhalite (77.31 %) |
Sylvite | KCl | 93.22% | Carnallite (70.81 %), Picromerite (53.19 %), Polyhalite (50.42 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O | 90.98% | Picromerite (74.47 %), Polyhalite (64.71 %) |
Anhydrite | CaSO4 | 88.19% | Picromerite (57.45 %), Polyhalite (72.27 %) |
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.