Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Sagsai Cu-Ag-Hg-Sb occurrence, Tolbonur ore cluster, Bayan-Ă–lgii Province, Mongolia
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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Sphalerite | ZnS | 79.99% | Ankerite (53.36 %), Arsenopyrite (55.02 %), Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Chalcostibite (70.87 %), Gersdorffite (65.94 %), Löllingite (59.55 %), Millerite (50.48 %), Nickeline (53.48 %), Polydymite (59.62 %), Rammelsbergite (61.37 %), Vaesite (59.06 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.98% | Ankerite (54.09 %), Arsenopyrite (53.61 %), Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Chalcostibite (59.71 %), Gersdorffite (68.13 %), Löllingite (53.52 %), Nickeline (55.15 %), Polydymite (56.41 %), Rammelsbergite (64.62 %), Vaesite (55.91 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 76.61% | Gersdorffite (51.37 %), Polydymite (51.92 %) |
Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 66.99% | Chalcostibite (66.99 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 50.64% | Polydymite (50.64 %) |
Skutterudite | CoAs3 | 42.74% | Rammelsbergite (53.43 %) |
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.