Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Betty Baker Mine (Bettie Baker Mine; Paint Bank Mine; Carter Mine), Betty Baker Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, 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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Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 99.57% | Azurite (89.71 %), Chalcocite (56.20 %), Covellite (54.66 %), Cuprite (79.07 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 91.60% | Actinolite (53.38 %), Cubanite (57.24 %), Ilmenite (57.89 %) |
Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 65.68% | Löllingite (65.68 %) |
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.