Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd 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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Calcite | CaCO3 | 98.17% | Conichalcite (61.18 %), Kröhnkite (54.55 %), Lepidocrocite (55.87 %), Melanterite (51.15 %), Wulfenite (52.13 %) |
Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn[Si5O15] | 79.56% | Tephroite (79.56 %) |
Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 | 72.62% | Tephroite (72.63 %) |
Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O | 66.66% | Kröhnkite (66.67 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 58.77% | Wulfenite (58.77 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 56.70% | Conichalcite (56.71 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 55.12% | Lepidocrocite (55.13 %) |
Spessartine | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 52.55% | Tephroite (52.55 %) |
Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 | 50.58% | Conichalcite (50.59 %) |
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.