Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Queen of Sheba Mine (La Aguila patented claim; La Firmos Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, 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 | 98.96% | Allophane (60.97 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Conichalcite (51.29 %), Hematite (50.17 %), Kaolinite (52.65 %), Malachite (52.79 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 96.39% | Allophane (55.04 %), Chrysocolla (56.02 %), Conichalcite (53.65 %), Malachite (60.66 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 56.70% | Conichalcite (56.71 %) |
Cuprite | Cu2O | 52.50% | Plancheite (52.50 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.80% | Kaolinite (51.81 %) |
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.