Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Whale Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache 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 |
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Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.92% | Anglesite (64.19 %), Baryte (50.79 %), Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Galena (66.84 %), Uraninite (51.44 %), Silver (54.72 %), Sphalerite (75.10 %) |
Quartz | SiO2 | 99.90% | Anglesite (68.30 %), Baryte (60.21 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Galena (65.16 %), Uraninite (52.94 %), Silver (59.03 %), Sphalerite (67.53 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 77.79% | Anglesite (53.86 %), Baryte (51.88 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 71.56% | Anglesite (71.56 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 50.34% | Anglesite (50.35 %) |
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.