Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Linares-La Carolina mining district, JaΓ©n, Andalusia, Spain
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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Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 99.99% | Caledonite (56.97 %), Chenite (80.43 %), Cumengeite (51.79 %), Devilline (71.26 %), Elyite (73.12 %), Fassinaite (66.67 %), Lanarkite (56.52 %), Leadhillite (53.77 %), Linarite (54.30 %), Palmierite (50.00 %), Serpierite (69.57 %), Spertiniite (68.18 %), Susannite (58.26 %) |
Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) | 99.99% | Chenite (58.70 %), Coronadite (52.03 %), Cumengeite (55.36 %), Devilline (51.87 %), Elyite (59.14 %), Fassinaite (73.33 %), Lanarkite (56.52 %), Leadhillite (52.40 %), Palmierite (50.00 %), Serpierite (51.59 %), Spertiniite (59.09 %), Susannite (61.74 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O | 99.98% | Cumengeite (71.43 %), Devilline (67.06 %), Elyite (59.14 %), Ettringite (58.04 %), Fassinaite (66.67 %), Lanarkite (52.17 %), Palmierite (58.33 %), Serpierite (67.54 %), Spertiniite (54.55 %) |
Covellite | CuS | 99.93% | Caledonite (50.12 %), Chenite (54.35 %), Cumengeite (51.79 %), Elyite (52.69 %), Fassinaite (66.67 %), Palmierite (58.33 %), Serpierite (52.17 %), Spertiniite (59.09 %), Susannite (56.52 %) |
Cuprite | Cu2O | 99.85% | Chenite (63.04 %), Cumengeite (55.36 %), Devilline (53.50 %), Elyite (66.67 %), Lanarkite (53.04 %), Serpierite (55.36 %), Spertiniite (72.73 %) |
Aragonite | CaCO3 | 98.28% | Chenite (52.17 %), Elyite (53.76 %), Ettringite (54.46 %), Lanarkite (53.04 %), Spertiniite (63.64 %) |
Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O | 98.19% | Chenite (63.04 %), Elyite (62.37 %), Fassinaite (73.33 %), Susannite (51.30 %) |
Hydrocerussite | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 96.60% | Chenite (63.04 %), Elyite (61.29 %), Lanarkite (51.30 %), Susannite (51.30 %) |
Copper | Cu | 90.98% | Chenite (50.00 %), Elyite (55.91 %), Spertiniite (59.09 %) |
Sulphur | S8 | 90.00% | Fassinaite (80.00 %), Palmierite (50.00 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 84.84% | Palmierite (66.67 %), Spertiniite (54.55 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 79.16% | Palmierite (58.33 %), Spertiniite (50.00 %) |
Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O | 76.52% | Palmierite (50.00 %), Susannite (53.04 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 59.75% | Argyrodite (59.76 %) |
Jarosite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 58.33% | Palmierite (58.33 %) |
Marcasite | FeS2 | 57.31% | Argyrodite (57.32 %) |
Phosgenite | Pb2CO3Cl2 | 57.14% | Cumengeite (57.14 %) |
Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 | 54.87% | Argyrodite (54.88 %) |
Chalcocite | Cu2S | 54.54% | Spertiniite (54.55 %) |
Silver | Ag | 53.65% | Argyrodite (53.66 %) |
Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl | 53.57% | Cumengeite (53.57 %) |
Bornite | Cu5FeS4 | 53.33% | Fassinaite (53.33 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 51.36% | Gersdorffite (51.37 %) |
Anhydrite | CaSO4 | 50.00% | Palmierite (50.00 %) |
Gold | Au | 46.82% | Argyrodite (58.54 %) |
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.