Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Kuraiskoe Sb-Hg deposit, Kuray, Kosh-Agachsky District, Altai Republic, Russia
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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Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 80.49% | Chalcostibite (60.68 %), Gersdorffite (50.38 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.36% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Chalcostibite (59.71 %), Dickite (50.00 %), Gersdorffite (68.13 %), Sphalerite (74.68 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.80% | Kaolinite (51.81 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 51.36% | Gersdorffite (51.37 %) |
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.