Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Clinton Phosphate Mine (Clinton Phosphate Workings; Yararoo), Port Clinton, Yorke Peninsula, 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 |
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Quartz | SiO2 | 97.76% | Dolomite (62.52 %), Fluellite (87.23 %), Kingite (53.33 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 85.77% | Dolomite (58.22 %), Fluellite (65.96 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 83.72% | Dolomite (65.13 %), Kingite (53.33 %) |
Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 55.31% | Fluellite (55.32 %) |
Cacoxenite | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 Β· 75H2O | 53.33% | Kingite (53.33 %) |
Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) | 53.33% | Kingite (53.33 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 53.33% | Kingite (53.33 %) |
Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 53.33% | Kingite (53.33 %) |
Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 Β· 5H2O | 53.33% | Kingite (53.33 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.06% | Fluellite (51.06 %) |
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.