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Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Irkutsk Oblast, Russia

This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.

Possible missing speciesFormulaMatch %Due to recorded presence of
MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)299.88%Kotulskite (61.68 %), Merenskyite (50.00 %), Michenerite (53.25 %), Polarite (58.82 %), Sobolevskite (58.57 %), Taimyrite (64.71 %), Tarkianite (50.00 %), Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
SchorlNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)99.04%Elbaite (59.66 %), Eucryptite (51.43 %), Lithiophilite (52.66 %), Montebrasite (54.27 %), Pollucite (54.27 %), Scorzalite (50.70 %)
RhodochrositeMnCO397.19%Alabandite (54.55 %), Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (50.00 %), Kutnohorite (69.18 %), Vuorelainenite (60.00 %)
Atokite(Pd,Pt)3Sn92.88%Polarite (52.94 %), Taimyrite (64.71 %), Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)292.38%Barytolamprophyllite (55.56 %), Chlorbartonite (57.14 %), Villiaumite (60.00 %)
ZvyagintsevitePd3Pb89.91%Taimyrite (52.94 %), Tarkianite (50.00 %), Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
ColemaniteCa[B3O4(OH)3] · H2O85.71%Ginorite (54.55 %), Priceite (68.57 %)
Osmium(Os,Ir,Ru)85.55%Ruthenium (69.35 %), Tulameenite (52.86 %)
Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)284.12%Barytolamprophyllite (62.96 %), Chlorbartonite (57.14 %)
Taenite(Fe,Ni)81.89%Iron (59.58 %), Troilite (55.20 %)
RankiniteCa3Si2O781.81%Kilchoanite (81.82 %)
SpessartineMn2+3Al2(SiO4)380.00%Rynersonite (50.00 %), Vuorelainenite (60.00 %)
Rustenburgite(Pt,Pd)3Sn79.83%Taimyrite (52.94 %), Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
LorenzeniteNa2Ti2(Si2O6)O378.57%Chlorbartonite (57.14 %), Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (50.00 %)
FranckeiteFe2+(Pb,Sn2+)6Sn4+2Sb2S1476.92%Cylindrite (76.92 %)
CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) · 2H2O76.19%Ancylite-(La) (52.38 %), Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (50.00 %)
TiemanniteHgSe73.33%Hakite-(Hg) (73.33 %)
TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)72.72%Kilchoanite (72.73 %)
AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)471.42%Kulkeite (71.43 %)
CotunnitePbCl271.42%Parascandolaite (71.43 %)
SudburyitePdSb68.75%Naldrettite (68.75 %)
Palladium(Pd,Pt)68.42%Rhodium (68.42 %)
StanniteCu2FeSnS465.38%Cylindrite (65.38 %)
VivianiteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O64.00%Santabarbaraite (64.00 %)
Kainosite-(Y)Ca2(Y,Ce)2(Si4O12)(CO3) · H2O62.50%Aluminocerite-(CeCa) (62.50 %)
JamesonitePb4FeSb6S1461.53%Cylindrite (61.54 %)
Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S61.53%Cylindrite (61.54 %)
Iridium(Ir,Os,Ru)61.29%Ruthenium (61.29 %)
EskeborniteCuFeSe260.00%Hakite-(Hg) (60.00 %)
Donnayite-(Y)NaCaSr3Y(CO3)6 · 3H2O60.00%Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (60.00 %)
ChlormayeniteCa12Al14O32[◻4Cl2]60.00%Calcio-olivine (60.00 %)
SrebrodolskiteCa2Fe3+2O560.00%Calcio-olivine (60.00 %)
HydrocalumiteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2 · 4H2O58.33%Kerimasite (58.33 %)
LakargiiteCa(Zr,Sn,Ti)O358.33%Kerimasite (58.33 %)
CinnabarHgS57.89%Luanheite (57.89 %)
Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)257.14%Kulkeite (57.14 %)
Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)257.14%Kulkeite (57.14 %)
Steenstrupine-(Ce)Na14Mn2+2Fe3+2Ce6Zr(Si6O18)2(PO4)6(PO3OH)(OH)2 · 2H2O57.14%Chlorbartonite (57.14 %)
Aeschynite-(Ce)(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)657.14%Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) (57.14 %)
SanidineK(AlSi3O8)57.14%Afghanite (57.14 %)
MajakitePdNiAs57.14%Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
MooihoekiteCu9Fe9S1657.14%Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
PaolovitePd2Sn57.14%Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
PlumbopalladinitePd3Pb257.14%Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
Stannopalladinite(Pd,Cu)3Sn57.14%Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
TalnakhiteCu9(Fe,Ni)8S1657.14%Urvantsevite (57.14 %)
GearksutiteCa[Al(F,OH)5(H2O)]57.14%Parascandolaite (57.14 %)
MatlockitePbFCl57.14%Parascandolaite (57.14 %)
SbacchiiteCa2AlF757.14%Parascandolaite (57.14 %)
StibniteSb2S356.41%Antimony (56.42 %)
Parisite-(Ce)CaCe2(CO3)3F255.00%Cordylite-(Ce) (55.00 %)
ShortiteNa2Ca2(CO3)355.00%Neighborite (55.00 %)
ThénarditeNa2SO453.84%Northupite (53.85 %)
TronaNa3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O53.84%Northupite (53.85 %)
EucairiteAgCuSe53.33%Hakite-(Hg) (53.33 %)
FerroseliteFeSe253.33%Hakite-(Hg) (53.33 %)
AnataseTiO251.40%Synchysite-(Ce) (51.41 %)
BoulangeritePb5Sb4S1150.00%Cylindrite (50.00 %)
IsomertieitePd11Sb2As250.00%Tarkianite (50.00 %)
MeloniteNiTe250.00%Tarkianite (50.00 %)
KotoiteMg3[BO3]250.00%Sakhaite (50.00 %)
KieseriteMgSO4 · H2O50.00%Sulfoborite (50.00 %)
Hingganite-(Y)(Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)250.00%Aluminocerite-(CeCa) (50.00 %)
WulfenitePb(MoO4)50.00%Aluminocerite-(CeCa) (50.00 %)
RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]50.00%Vuorelainenite (50.00 %)
EwalditeBa(Na,Ca,Y,Ce,K)(CO3)2 · 2.6H2O50.00%Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (50.00 %)
HilairiteNa2Zr[SiO3]3 · 3H2O50.00%Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (50.00 %)
Labuntsovite-MnNa4K4(Ba,K)2Mn2+(Ti,Nb)8(Si4O12)4(O,OH)8 · 10-12H2O50.00%Kukharenkoite-(Ce) (50.00 %)
TridymiteSiO250.00%Calcio-olivine (50.00 %)
Ammineite[CuCl2(NH3)2]45.71%Parascandolaite (57.14 %)
Bukovite(Cu3Fe)Σ4Tl2Se442.66%Hakite-(Hg) (53.33 %)

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 ModeScore
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Unique: Aikinite, Calaverite, Cervelleite, Clausthalite, Coloradoite, Cylindrite, etc.
2,750
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Unique: Barytolamprophyllite, Britholite-(Ce), Bystrite, Calcioancylite-(Ce), Charoite, Cordylite-(Ce), etc.
1,540
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations

Unique: Azoproite, Calcio-olivine, Dellaite, Galuskinite, Harkerite, Hillebrandite, etc.
1,232
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Unique: Eucryptite, Ferriperbøeite-(Ce), Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series, Lithiophilite, Microlite Group, Petalite, etc.
1,170
25 : Evaporites (prebiotic)

Unique: Boracite, Calcioveatchite, Hilgardite, Kurgantaite, Nepskoeite, Pinnoite, etc.
1,033
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Unique: Cuprokalininite, Florensovite, Magnesiocoulsonite, Manganochromite, Olkhonskite, Schreyerite, etc.
817
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks

Unique: Biraite-(Ce), Kerimasite, Nöggerathite-(Ce)
556
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins

Unique: Batisivite, Berdesinskiite, Natalyite, Oxyvanite
392
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)

Unique: Korshunovskite, Shabynite
371
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals

Unique: Ognitite
323
32 : Ba/Mn/Pb/Zn deposits, including metamorphic deposits

Unique: Kinoshitalite, Kutnohorite
242
13 : Hadean serpentinization

Unique: Dashkovaite, Hydrotalcite
239
6 : Secondary asteroid phases

Unique: Breunnerite
217
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks

Unique: Ferro-richterite, Tetraferriphlogopite
210
26 : Hadean detrital minerals169
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)

Unique: Indium
128
5 : Primary asteroid phases

Unique: Kosmochlor
123
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Unique: Sulfhydrylbystrite
120
47g : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Halogen-bearing surface weathering minerals]

Unique: Iodargyrite
101
47i : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Terrestrial weathering of meteorites]

Unique: Hibbingite
100
47a : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]94
45b : Oxidized fumarolic minerals (see also [#11]) - [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]68
47c : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]65
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks55
38 : Ophiolites46
3 : Solar nebular condensates (CAIs, AOAs, URIs)42
51 : Pyrometamorphic minerals (see also #54 and #56)42
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals42
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)41