Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Mussa Alp (Pian della Mussa; Piano della Mussa; La Mussa; Lamussa), Balme, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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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Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 | 80.60% | Clinohumite (56.74 %), Hydroxylclinohumite (55.17 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 79.98% | Ankerite (53.36 %), Arsenopyrite (55.02 %), Boulangerite (82.13 %), Bournonite (82.79 %), Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Galena (65.95 %), Hörnesite (52.80 %), Löllingite (59.55 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O | 62.40% | Hörnesite (62.40 %) |
Rutile | TiO2 | 56.67% | Brookite (56.67 %) |
Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 45.46% | Xenotime-(Y) (56.84 %) |
Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | 41.60% | Hörnesite (52.00 %) |
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.