Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Ruby King, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Silver | Ag | 83.45% | Proustite (56.73 %), Stephanite (61.76 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 81.68% | Proustite (55.52 %), Stephanite (58.82 %) |
Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 | 80.42% | Proustite (53.45 %), Stephanite (57.94 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 79.24% | Arsenopyrite (61.33 %), Proustite (61.70 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Sphalerite (63.80 %), Stephanite (63.38 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 79.23% | Proustite (54.30 %), Stephanite (54.56 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.11% | Arsenopyrite (53.61 %), Proustite (67.15 %), Sphalerite (74.68 %), Stephanite (71.18 %) |
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.