Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Bleida Far West Mine, Bleida Mines, Tinzouline Caïdat, Zagora Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
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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Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 99.99% | Actinolite (53.38 %), Isomertieite (63.93 %), Keithconnite (56.14 %), Kotulskite (69.46 %), Merenskyite (66.84 %), Potarite (56.67 %), Pseudomertieite (68.42 %), Sperrylite (61.10 %), Tetra-auricupride (55.00 %), Volynskite (60.44 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 99.74% | Isomertieite (52.46 %), Kotulskite (70.06 %), Merenskyite (73.47 %), Pseudomertieite (52.63 %), Sperrylite (61.33 %), Volynskite (63.74 %) |
Galena | PbS | 98.95% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Clausthalite (61.11 %), Covellite (64.18 %), Volynskite (84.62 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 96.02% | Chalcocite (56.20 %), Covellite (54.66 %), Oosterboschite (80.00 %) |
Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 | 92.94% | Kotulskite (61.68 %), Merenskyite (50.00 %), Pseudomertieite (63.16 %) |
Hessite | Ag2Te | 85.71% | Volynskite (85.71 %) |
Braggite | PdPt3S4 | 83.74% | Keithconnite (61.40 %), Pseudomertieite (57.89 %) |
Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 | 80.00% | Oosterboschite (80.00 %) |
Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 | 79.82% | Isomertieite (50.82 %), Keithconnite (54.39 %), Kotulskite (72.46 %), Merenskyite (70.92 %), Potarite (66.67 %), Sperrylite (64.07 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 78.70% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Clausthalite (53.06 %), Covellite (64.68 %), Volynskite (80.22 %) |
Michenerite | PdBiTe | 76.20% | Kotulskite (50.90 %), Merenskyite (51.53 %) |
Altaite | PbTe | 71.42% | Volynskite (71.43 %) |
Arsenopalladinite | Pd8(As,Sb)3 | 57.14% | Palladseite (57.14 %) |
Palladium | (Pd,Pt) | 57.14% | Palladseite (57.14 %) |
Platinum | Pt | 57.14% | Palladseite (57.14 %) |
Tellurobismuthite | Bi2Te3 | 56.04% | Volynskite (56.04 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 52.79% | Albite (52.80 %) |
Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 | 52.74% | Volynskite (52.75 %) |
Vysotskite | PdS | 52.63% | Keithconnite (52.63 %) |
Isoferroplatinum | Pt3Fe | 50.87% | Keithconnite (50.88 %) |
Laurite | RuS2 | 49.12% | Keithconnite (61.40 %) |
Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 | 46.31% | Pseudomertieite (57.89 %) |
Hollingworthite | (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS | 44.91% | Keithconnite (56.14 %) |
Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS | 40.70% | Keithconnite (50.88 %) |
Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 | 40.00% | Potarite (50.00 %) |
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.