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Predicted Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Hijikuzu mine, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimohei District, Iwate, Japan

This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.

Possible missing speciesFormulaMatch %Due to recorded presence of
MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)296.89%Albite (53.79 %), Microcline (62.77 %), Schorl (61.04 %), Spessartine (53.69 %)
SphaleriteZnS72.12%Ankerite (52.51 %), Bustamite (54.08 %), Pyrrhotite (54.88 %)
GalenaPbS61.66%Ankerite (54.06 %), Chalcopyrite (50.12 %)
TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O55.00%Aegirine-augite (55.00 %)
PyrolusiteMn4+O253.83%Cryptomelane (53.83 %)

Key: Mineral matches key element mineralogy of deposit Key element(s) in mineral not listed for deposit (-20% score)