Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Kerchenskyi (Fe)-ore basin, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine
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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Quartz | SiO2 | 99.99% | Aragonite (53.70 %), Baryte (60.21 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Fluorapatite (70.90 %), Goethite (66.86 %), Goyazite (84.76 %), Hisingerite (67.26 %), Jarosite (68.17 %), Kaolinite (71.35 %), Kutnohorite (81.72 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Metavivianite (66.67 %), Mitridatite (78.81 %), Montmorillonite (65.62 %), Natrojarosite (65.92 %), Pitticite (84.00 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %), Ranciéite (77.40 %), Realgar (70.67 %), Rhodochrosite (69.08 %), Siderite (73.22 %), Smythite (73.91 %), Spheniscidite (75.00 %), Vivianite (55.13 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 96.58% | Goyazite (57.14 %), Kaolinite (51.81 %), Mitridatite (66.23 %), Montmorillonite (51.11 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 79.88% | Hisingerite (55.36 %), Jarosite (50.73 %), Pitticite (69.33 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Pyrrhotite (76.22 %), Siderite (51.43 %), Smythite (60.87 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 78.80% | Hisingerite (57.14 %), Metavivianite (51.52 %), Pitticite (60.00 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %), Smythite (59.78 %) |
Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 | 77.79% | Kutnohorite (50.18 %), Smythite (55.43 %) |
Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 66.66% | Pitticite (66.67 %) |
Orpiment | As2S3 | 58.52% | Realgar (58.53 %) |
Beraunite | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O | 57.57% | Metavivianite (57.58 %) |
Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 54.30% | Mitridatite (54.30 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 52.88% | Ranciéite (52.88 %) |
Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) | 51.65% | Mitridatite (51.66 %) |
Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 | 51.65% | Mitridatite (51.66 %) |
Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O | 50.66% | Pitticite (50.67 %) |
Galena | PbS | 50.13% | Pitticite (62.67 %) |
Leucophosphite | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O | 50.00% | Spheniscidite (50.00 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 44.26% | Pitticite (55.33 %) |
Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | 43.44% | Mitridatite (54.30 %) |
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.