Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Grizzly Gulch, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 98.08% | Molybdenite (60.83 %), Polybasite (72.20 %), Pyrargyrite (63.59 %), Pyrite (51.72 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 80.56% | Polybasite (60.65 %), Pyrargyrite (50.61 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 79.09% | Baryte (51.88 %), Polybasite (56.56 %) |
Galena | PbS | 74.45% | Polybasite (75.21 %), Pyrargyrite (72.03 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 74.01% | Polybasite (75.21 %), Pyrargyrite (69.84 %) |
Silver | Ag | 57.28% | Polybasite (57.28 %) |
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.