Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Cowarna Rocks Ni prospect, Cowarna Downs Station, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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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Quartz | SiO2 | 99.98% | Bornite (66.21 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Covellite (76.39 %), Cubanite (63.93 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Marcasite (70.46 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 79.50% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Covellite (64.68 %), Cubanite (76.46 %), Marcasite (65.85 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 | 79.06% | Violarite (79.06 %) |
Galena | PbS | 77.86% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Covellite (64.18 %), Cubanite (63.07 %), Marcasite (58.73 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 60.67% | Marcasite (60.67 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 54.65% | Covellite (54.66 %) |
Chalcocite | Cu2S | 50.30% | Covellite (50.30 %) |
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.