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Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Galtee More mine, Lennonville Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australia

This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.

Possible missing speciesFormulaMatch %Due to recorded presence of
ChalcopyriteCuFeS270.81%Pyrite (51.72 %), Pyrrhotite (76.22 %)
SphaleriteZnS44.31%Pyrrhotite (55.40 %)

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.

Paragenetic ModeScore
26 : Hadean detrital minerals50
34 : Complex granite pegmatites48
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations47
49 : Oxic cellular biomineralization (see also #44)3
38 : Ophiolites3
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])3
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals3
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks3
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)2
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks2