Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Winnetka Mine (Winnetaka Mine), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, 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 |
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Gold | Au | 74.55% | Sylvanite (74.55 %) |
Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 | 50.89% | Sylvanite (50.89 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 50.60% | Pyrargyrite (50.61 %) |
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.