Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Comet Wild 2 (Comet 81P), Outer Space
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 99.84% | Cubanite (57.24 %), Esseneite (68.18 %), Forsterite (50.13 %), Gehlenite (56.82 %), Pentlandite (58.50 %), Perovskite (67.07 %), Roedderite (60.61 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 99.48% | Cubanite (91.68 %), Pentlandite (73.72 %), Pyrrhotite (76.22 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 98.57% | Diopside (54.07 %), Esseneite (77.27 %), Gehlenite (67.42 %), Perovskite (58.08 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 98.53% | Cubanite (82.18 %), Pentlandite (58.72 %), Pyrrhotite (80.12 %) |
Quartz | SiO2 | 94.33% | Cubanite (63.93 %), Diopside (51.68 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %) |
Troilite | FeS | 91.17% | Iron (71.02 %), Osbornite (69.57 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 77.96% | Esseneite (54.55 %), Roedderite (51.52 %) |
Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) | 77.65% | Esseneite (50.00 %), Gehlenite (55.30 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 71.59% | Cubanite (76.46 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Taenite | (Fe,Ni) | 59.57% | Iron (59.58 %) |
Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 | 57.57% | Roedderite (57.58 %) |
Tridymite | SiO2 | 57.57% | Roedderite (57.58 %) |
Alabandite | MnS | 56.52% | Osbornite (56.52 %) |
Oldhamite | (Ca,Mg)S | 56.52% | Osbornite (56.52 %) |
Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P | 56.52% | Osbornite (56.52 %) |
Cristobalite | SiO2 | 51.51% | Roedderite (51.52 %) |
Galena | PbS | 50.45% | Cubanite (63.07 %) |
Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 | 41.73% | Osbornite (52.17 %) |
Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 | 40.94% | Iron (51.19 %) |
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.