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Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Nunavut, Canada

This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.

Possible missing speciesFormulaMatch %Due to recorded presence of
MoncheitePt(Te,Bi)298.65%Kotulskite (61.68 %), Merenskyite (50.00 %), Michenerite (53.25 %), Sobolevskite (58.57 %), Stillwaterite (63.89 %)
NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 路 2H2O98.23%Barytolamprophyllite (55.56 %), Batisite (50.00 %), Freudenbergite (50.00 %), Lorenzenite (68.27 %), Potassic-arfvedsonite (50.00 %)
SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl97.23%Barytolamprophyllite (59.26 %), Lorenzenite (64.42 %), Potassic-arfvedsonite (50.00 %), Shcherbakovite (61.90 %)
Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)296.03%Barytolamprophyllite (62.96 %), Batisite (50.00 %), Potassic-arfvedsonite (50.00 %), Shcherbakovite (57.14 %)
HessiteAg2Te95.64%Altaite (59.57 %), Froodite (51.32 %), Melonite (54.32 %), Tellurobismuthite (51.61 %)
KlockmanniteCuSe94.89%Athabascaite (70.00 %), Eucairite (59.68 %), Umangite (57.83 %)
EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)293.95%Barytolamprophyllite (55.56 %), Lorenzenite (68.27 %), Potassic-arfvedsonite (57.14 %)
AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F79.59%Potassic-arfvedsonite (57.14 %), Shcherbakovite (52.38 %)
Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)278.57%Lorenzenite (50.00 %), Potassic-arfvedsonite (57.14 %)
BraggitePdPt3S477.77%Stillwaterite (77.78 %)
MilleriteNiS77.05%Heazlewoodite (52.99 %), Siegenite (51.19 %)
CerussitePbCO371.56%Anglesite (71.56 %)
TroiliteFeS71.01%Iron (71.02 %)
ChalcomeniteCuSeO3 路 2H2O68.18%Molybdomenite (68.18 %)
DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)65.38%Oxy-dravite (65.38 %)
R枚meriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 路 14H2O63.63%Zincocopiapite (63.64 %)
NaumanniteAg2Se62.90%Eucairite (62.90 %)
Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS61.81%Mertieite (54.55 %), Stillwaterite (50.00 %)
JamesonitePb4FeSb6S1460.00%Jask贸lskiite (60.00 %)
EskeborniteCuFeSe260.00%Athabascaite (60.00 %)
Taenite(Fe,Ni)59.57%Iron (59.58 %)
VysotskitePdS58.33%Stillwaterite (58.33 %)
HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 路 4H2O58.06%Coalingite (58.06 %)
SmithsoniteZnCO353.33%Bianchite (53.33 %)
IsoferroplatinumPt3Fe52.77%Stillwaterite (52.78 %)
VilliaumiteNaF52.38%Shcherbakovite (52.38 %)
AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 路 10-12H2O51.51%Torbernite (51.52 %)
SpionkopiteCu39S2851.06%Geerite (51.06 %)
CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9) 路 2H2O50.00%Lorenzenite (50.00 %)
Magnesio-arfvedsonite{Na}{Na2}{Mg4Fe3+}(Si8O22)(OH)250.00%Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite (50.00 %)
PalladoarsenidePd2As50.00%Stillwaterite (50.00 %)
Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] 路 6H2O50.00%Batisite (50.00 %)

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.

Paragenetic ModeScore
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12])

Unique: Allargentum, Boulangerite, Bournonite, Calaverite, Clausthalite, Cosalite, etc.
2,326
34 : Complex granite pegmatites

Unique: Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series, Spodumene, Tantalite-(Fe), Triphylite
473
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks

Unique: Barytolamprophyllite, Calcioancylite-(Ce), Lorenzenite
400
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Unique: Gustavite, Siegenite
227
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Unique: Harrisonite
205
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)

Unique: Serendibite
172
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations

Unique: Lazurite
161
6 : Secondary asteroid phases

Unique: Breunnerite
160
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals149
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks

Unique: Kimzeyite
137
19 : Granitic intrusive rocks

Unique: Tetraferriphlogopite
114
30 : Terrestrial impact minerals

Unique: Reidite
102
18 : Minerals formed by freezing

Unique: Hydrohalite
100
47a : Low-饾憞 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]88
26 : Hadean detrital minerals57
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks55
13 : Hadean serpentinization47
39 : High-饾憙 metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh 饾憙 facies)33
47f : Low-饾憞 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Uranyl (U鈦垛伜) minerals]27
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals26
38 : Ophiolites23
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins23