Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Gayskoe Zn-Cu deposit (Gayskoye; Gaiskoye), Gay, Orenburg Oblast, Russia
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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Calcite | CaCO3 | 99.99% | Acanthite (51.71 %), Baryte (51.88 %), Betekhtinite (61.67 %), Calaverite (51.83 %), Chalcanthite (50.00 %), Digenite (52.28 %), Jarosite (50.12 %), Krennerite (50.00 %), Marcasite (60.67 %), Melanterite (51.15 %), Metacinnabar (53.68 %), Muthmannite (54.55 %), Perroudite (52.00 %), Petzite (51.11 %), Tellurobismuthite (50.15 %), Uytenbogaardtite (53.03 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 99.38% | Chalcanthite (62.86 %), Chalcocite (56.20 %), Covellite (54.66 %), Digenite (54.15 %), Muthmannite (54.55 %), Perroudite (60.00 %) |
Cinnabar | HgS | 96.07% | Metacinnabar (87.72 %), Perroudite (68.00 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 83.63% | Betekhtinite (55.00 %), Muthmannite (63.64 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 81.05% | Altaite (53.19 %), Tellurobismuthite (59.53 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 72.72% | Muthmannite (72.73 %) |
Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 60.86% | Bonattite (60.87 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 60.00% | Perroudite (60.00 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 56.00% | Perroudite (56.00 %) |
Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 54.54% | Muthmannite (54.55 %) |
Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 | 54.54% | Muthmannite (54.55 %) |
Frohbergite | FeTe2 | 52.00% | Montbrayite (52.00 %) |
Anglesite | PbSO4 | 52.00% | Perroudite (52.00 %) |
Molybdenite | MoS2 | 43.63% | Muthmannite (54.55 %) |
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.