Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Turkey Well, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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
Pseudobrookite	Fe₂TiO₅	100.00%	Yimengite (100.00 %)
Calcite	CaCO₃	97.89%	Diopside (54.07 %), Monticellite (74.88 %), Phlogopite (55.90 %), Richterite (58.62 %)
Quartz	SiO₂	96.92%	Diopside (51.68 %), Ilmenite (52.06 %), Rutile (72.22 %), Richterite (52.16 %)
Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	93.16%	Ilmenite (57.89 %), Monticellite (61.58 %), Richterite (57.76 %)
Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄	80.21%	Lindsleyite (53.85 %), Yimengite (57.14 %)
Pyrite	FeS₂	52.78%	Rutile (52.79 %)

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.

Paragenetic Mode	Score
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks Unique: Lindsleyite, Yimengite	100
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks	2
26 : Hadean detrital minerals	1
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations	1
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks	1
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	1
39 : High-𝑃 metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh 𝑃 facies)	1
38 : Ophiolites	1
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)	0
1 : Stellar atmosphere condensates	0
30 : Terrestrial impact minerals	0