Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Crystal No. 8 Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
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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Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.99% | Arseniosiderite (57.96 %), Arsenolite (71.10 %), Arsenopyrite (79.40 %), Bariopharmacosiderite (62.90 %), Bismuthinite (76.49 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Hematite (50.17 %), Muscovite (50.01 %), Scorodite (67.22 %), Yukonite (55.88 %) |
Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) | 88.80% | Arseniosiderite (52.65 %), Bariopharmacosiderite (52.69 %), Yukonite (50.00 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 79.93% | Arseniosiderite (61.95 %), Arsenolite (65.02 %), Arsenopyrite (61.33 %), Bariopharmacosiderite (67.20 %), Bismuthinite (73.84 %), Scorodite (53.74 %), Yukonite (58.82 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.19% | Arseniosiderite (52.21 %), Arsenolite (53.61 %), Arsenopyrite (53.61 %), Bariopharmacosiderite (53.23 %), Bismuthinite (57.89 %), Scorodite (50.30 %) |
Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 78.83% | Microcline (56.11 %), Monazite-(Ce) (51.78 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 74.02% | Arsenolite (58.17 %), Arsenopyrite (55.02 %), Bismuthinite (60.27 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 73.56% | Arseniosiderite (53.98 %), Bariopharmacosiderite (65.05 %), Yukonite (50.00 %) |
Baryte | BaSO4 | 69.89% | Bariopharmacosiderite (69.89 %) |
Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 64.45% | Monazite-(Ce) (54.99 %), Xenotime-(Y) (56.84 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 43.44% | Bariopharmacosiderite (54.30 %) |
Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 41.29% | Bariopharmacosiderite (51.61 %) |
Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) | 40.86% | Bariopharmacosiderite (51.08 %) |
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.