Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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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Quartz | SiO2 | 99.99% | Anatase (75.16 %), Baryte (60.21 %), Brochantite (70.20 %), Chlorargyrite (57.87 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Chalcocite (63.99 %), Chrysocolla (61.53 %), Clinoatacamite (73.21 %), Connellite (70.98 %), Copper (56.56 %), Covellite (76.39 %), Cuprite (65.19 %), Devilline (75.00 %), Domeykite (64.20 %), Galena (65.16 %), Iodargyrite (68.72 %), Malachite (61.21 %), Mottramite (72.79 %), Ranciéite (77.40 %), Shattuckite (72.62 %), Silver (59.03 %), Spangolite (69.77 %), Spionkopite (72.09 %), Tangeite (53.73 %), Tenorite (61.87 %), Vanadinite (58.84 %), Vésigniéite (69.23 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 99.99% | Brochantite (71.06 %), Chalcocite (74.77 %), Chrysocolla (56.02 %), Clinoatacamite (64.29 %), Connellite (65.52 %), Copper (53.15 %), Covellite (85.83 %), Cuprite (67.05 %), Devilline (78.27 %), Galena (56.79 %), Iodargyrite (50.71 %), Malachite (60.66 %), Mottramite (52.65 %), Silver (50.22 %), Spangolite (55.04 %), Spionkopite (88.37 %), Tenorite (68.61 %), Vésigniéite (50.00 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.99% | Anatase (53.26 %), Baryte (50.79 %), Brochantite (63.33 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Chalcocite (65.95 %), Clinoatacamite (60.71 %), Connellite (55.17 %), Covellite (80.77 %), Cuprite (58.26 %), Devilline (73.13 %), Galena (66.84 %), Iodargyrite (55.45 %), Malachite (52.79 %), Ranciéite (53.37 %), Silver (54.72 %), Spangolite (54.26 %), Spionkopite (73.26 %), Tenorite (59.82 %), Vésigniéite (53.85 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 98.17% | Connellite (50.86 %), Cuprite (51.54 %), Devilline (58.64 %), Spangolite (61.24 %), Tenorite (52.10 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 95.63% | Devilline (52.10 %), Mottramite (56.64 %), Spangolite (54.26 %), Vanadinite (54.01 %) |
Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) | 94.90% | Connellite (52.87 %), Devilline (51.87 %), Ranciéite (50.00 %), Spangolite (55.04 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 79.72% | Ranciéite (52.88 %), Spionkopite (56.98 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 79.41% | Brochantite (50.32 %), Covellite (64.68 %), Devilline (62.38 %), Galena (65.95 %), Spionkopite (67.44 %) |
Bornite | Cu5FeS4 | 74.41% | Spionkopite (74.42 %) |
Yarrowite | Cu9S8 | 70.93% | Spionkopite (70.93 %) |
Digenite | Cu9S5 | 62.79% | Spionkopite (62.79 %) |
Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl | 60.71% | Clinoatacamite (60.71 %) |
Volborthite | Cu3(V2O7)(OH)2 · 2H2O | 53.84% | Vésigniéite (53.85 %) |
Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) | 40.11% | Vanadinite (50.14 %) |
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.