Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Olsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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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Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 99.99% | Anglesite (50.35 %), Aurichalcite (76.45 %), Bottinoite (75.00 %), Brianyoungite (63.44 %), Ferrarisite (66.67 %), Langite (85.29 %), Linarite (74.14 %), Rosasite (81.69 %), Schulenbergite (80.50 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 路 2H2O | 99.96% | Bottinoite (50.00 %), Brianyoungite (65.59 %), Ferrarisite (73.33 %), Melanterite (53.56 %), R枚merite (63.12 %), Rozenite (68.37 %), Schulenbergite (67.92 %), Sulphur (50.28 %) |
Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 98.85% | Brianyoungite (55.91 %), Langite (72.66 %), Linarite (54.30 %), Schulenbergite (79.25 %) |
Smithsonite | ZnCO3 | 98.48% | Aurichalcite (54.58 %), Brianyoungite (60.22 %), Hemimorphite (55.59 %), Rosasite (57.69 %), Schulenbergite (55.35 %) |
Aragonite | CaCO3 | 92.02% | Brianyoungite (52.69 %), Ferrarisite (60.00 %), Schulenbergite (57.86 %) |
Cuprite | Cu2O | 85.56% | Langite (59.73 %), Schulenbergite (64.15 %) |
Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 83.43% | Brianyoungite (62.37 %), Schulenbergite (55.97 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 81.85% | Langite (53.49 %), Rosasite (60.99 %) |
Picropharmacolite | Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 路 11H2O | 80.00% | Ferrarisite (80.00 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 76.99% | Albite (52.80 %), Monazite-(Ce) (51.26 %) |
Pharmacolite | Ca(HAsO4) 路 2H2O | 73.33% | Ferrarisite (73.33 %) |
Sainfeldite | Ca5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2 路 4H2O | 73.33% | Ferrarisite (73.33 %) |
Gu茅rinite | Ca6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 路 10.5H2O | 66.66% | Ferrarisite (66.67 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 66.66% | Ferrarisite (66.67 %) |
L枚llingite | FeAs2 | 66.66% | Ferrarisite (66.67 %) |
Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 路 3H2O | 65.40% | Schulenbergite (65.41 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 61.90% | Imiterite (61.90 %) |
Silver | Ag | 61.90% | Imiterite (61.90 %) |
Arsenic | As | 60.00% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %) |
Orpiment | As2S3 | 60.00% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %) |
Rauenthalite | Ca3(AsO4)2 路 10H2O | 60.00% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %) |
Realgar | As4S4 | 60.00% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %) |
Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 路 2H2O | 60.00% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %) |
Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 路 22H2O | 59.57% | R枚merite (59.57 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 59.49% | Ullmannite (59.50 %) |
Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 路 20H2O | 58.86% | R枚merite (58.87 %) |
Covellite | CuS | 57.23% | Schulenbergite (57.23 %) |
Rutile | TiO2 | 56.67% | Brookite (56.67 %) |
Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 53.77% | Semseyite (53.77 %) |
Fluorite | CaF2 | 53.33% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %) |
Haidingerite | CaHAsO4 路 H2O | 53.33% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %) |
H枚rnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 路 8H2O | 53.33% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %) |
Weilite | Ca(HAsO4) | 53.33% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %) |
Skutterudite | CoAs3 | 48.00% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %) |
Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 路 8H2O | 46.21% | Annabergite (57.77 %) |
Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 | 42.66% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %) |
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.