Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Webster-Addie ultramafic ring dike, Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, 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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Calcite | CaCO3 | 96.00% | Actinolite (55.10 %), Clinochlore (54.46 %), Sepiolite (55.64 %), Tremolite (55.93 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 92.30% | Actinolite (62.14 %), Clinochlore (51.79 %), Tremolite (57.83 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 90.86% | Actinolite (53.38 %), Antigorite (60.82 %), Palladium (50.00 %) |
Gold | Au | 79.04% | Palladium (75.00 %), Platinum (69.81 %), Rhodium (84.21 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 41.80% | Actinolite (52.26 %) |
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.