Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Mars
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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Troilite | FeS | 95.53% | Iron (71.02 %), Taenite (84.60 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 79.82% | Allophane (55.04 %), Ankerite (62.42 %), Jarosite (50.73 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Pyrrhotite (76.22 %), Siderite (51.43 %), Szomolnokite (53.42 %) |
Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 | 65.31% | Iron (51.19 %), Taenite (62.40 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 63.35% | Ankerite (53.36 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Hexahydrite | MgSO4 Β· 6H2O | 54.44% | Starkeyite (54.44 %) |
Galena | PbS | 43.27% | Ankerite (54.09 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 42.58% | Allophane (53.24 %) |
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.