Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Kanmantoo Mine (Kanmantoo West; Kanmantoo North), Kanmantoo, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South 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
Calcite	CaCO₃	95.68%	Digenite (52.28 %), Epidote (51.60 %), Laitakarite (52.50 %), Marcasite (60.67 %)
Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	70.28%	Joséite-B (73.00 %), Laitakarite (55.00 %)
Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	51.77%	Monazite-(Ce) (51.78 %)
Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	43.98%	Monazite-(Ce) (54.99 %)

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.

Paragenetic Mode	Score
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) Unique: Laitakarite	100
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)	22
34 : Complex granite pegmatites	14
26 : Hadean detrital minerals	12
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations	12
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	10
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins	7
47a : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]	6
47c : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]	6
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	5
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)	5