Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Esgair Hir & Esgair Fraith mines (Cambrian Mine; Cardigan Consolidated Mine; Welsh Potosi Mine; Kylon Potosi Mine), Tal-y-bont, Ceulanymaesmawr, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
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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Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O | 99.87% | Elyite (59.14 %), Lautenthalite (52.63 %), Namuwite (71.23 %), Schmiederite (57.14 %), Schulenbergite (67.92 %), Serpierite (67.54 %), Wroewolfeite (50.00 %) |
Copper | Cu | 99.16% | Bechererite (52.63 %), Chenite (50.00 %), Connellite (59.48 %), Elyite (55.91 %), Namuwite (56.16 %), Wroewolfeite (54.72 %) |
Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O | 96.71% | Chenite (67.39 %), Elyite (51.61 %), Mattheddleite (58.33 %), Steverustite (50.00 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 91.15% | Ullmannite (59.50 %), Violarite (78.17 %) |
Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 91.12% | Bechererite (52.63 %), Namuwite (60.27 %), Schulenbergite (52.83 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 86.12% | Antigorite (60.82 %), Violarite (64.59 %) |
Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 | 79.06% | Violarite (79.06 %) |
Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 66.76% | Bournonite (55.79 %), Ullmannite (62.57 %) |
Sulphur | S8 | 54.79% | Namuwite (54.79 %) |
Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O | 52.05% | Namuwite (52.05 %) |
Bornite | Cu5FeS4 | 50.00% | Schmiederite (50.00 %) |
Gersdorffite | NiAsS | 40.00% | Tučekite (50.00 %) |
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.