Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Flesch lake REE-mineralization, Flesch lake, Binn, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
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% | Allanite-(Ce) (73.19 %), Cerianite-(Ce) (66.95 %), Hematite (62.61 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Monazite-(Ce) (77.02 %), Rutile (72.22 %), Titanite (65.16 %), Xenotime-(Y) (74.98 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 80.13% | Cerianite-(Ce) (58.47 %), Titanite (52.17 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 77.23% | Monazite-(Ce) (51.26 %), Xenotime-(Y) (53.30 %) |
Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 76.98% | Allanite-(Ce) (52.28 %), Monazite-(Ce) (51.78 %) |
Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 76.59% | Allanite-(Ce) (53.87 %), Cerianite-(Ce) (52.54 %), Monazite-(Ce) (54.99 %), Xenotime-(Y) (56.84 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 76.47% | Hematite (50.17 %), 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.