Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Westville, Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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 | 79.60% | Ferrohexahydrite (60.00 %), Jarosite (50.73 %), Melanterite (53.65 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Rozenite (50.30 %), Siderite (51.43 %), Szomolnokite (53.42 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 61.74% | Ferricopiapite (54.00 %), Melanterite (50.38 %) |
Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O | 57.89% | Coquimbite (57.89 %) |
Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) | 52.00% | Ferrohexahydrite (52.00 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.80% | Kaolinite (51.81 %) |
Galena | PbS | 51.20% | Ferrohexahydrite (64.00 %) |
Sulphur | S8 | 50.00% | Ferricopiapite (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.