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Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at San Francisco de los Andes mine, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina

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
MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)299.99%Beudantite (59.67 %), Chalcocite (56.20 %), Chrysocolla (74.38 %), Clinoclase (71.92 %), Conichalcite (69.65 %), Covellite (54.66 %), Cuprite (79.07 %), Digenite (54.15 %), Emplectite (53.79 %), Olivenite (76.60 %), Paarite (62.50 %), Preisingerite (50.82 %), Salzburgite (62.50 %), Tenorite (73.13 %)
CalciteCaCO399.99%Aikinite (51.95 %), Cosalite (54.82 %), Berryite (50.00 %), Chamosite (60.72 %), Conichalcite (61.18 %), Cuprobismutite (54.00 %), Digenite (52.28 %), Emplectite (52.07 %), Famatinite (52.26 %), Jarosite (50.12 %), Krupkaite (53.61 %), Luzonite (54.01 %), Montmorillonite (52.16 %), Olivenite (50.43 %), Paarite (50.00 %), Preisingerite (52.46 %), Wittichenite (55.07 %)
AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)299.76%Clinoclase (72.60 %), Conichalcite (56.71 %), Cuprite (51.54 %), Olivenite (66.38 %), Paarite (50.00 %), Salzburgite (50.00 %), Tenorite (52.10 %)
CerussitePbCO391.30%Beudantite (65.23 %), Paarite (50.00 %), Salzburgite (50.00 %)
FluoriteCaF290.62%Paarite (62.50 %), Salzburgite (75.00 %)
HammaritePb2Cu2Bi4S981.25%Paarite (50.00 %), Salzburgite (62.50 %)
MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O481.25%Paarite (62.50 %), Salzburgite (50.00 %)
BaryteBaSO475.94%Clinoclase (50.68 %), Emplectite (51.03 %), Famatinite (51.26 %), Luzonite (56.96 %)
PyrrhotiteFe1-xS75.76%Cosalite (51.52 %), Vikingite (50.00 %)
EnargiteCu3AsS472.57%Luzonite (72.57 %)
Bismutite(BiO)2CO363.93%Preisingerite (63.93 %)
CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)458.21%Clinoclase (58.22 %)
GustaviteAgPbBi3S656.25%Vikingite (56.25 %)
BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)655.47%Clinoclase (55.48 %)
MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl54.73%Beudantite (54.73 %)
AnglesitePbSO454.11%Beudantite (54.12 %)
MixiteBiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O52.45%Preisingerite (52.46 %)
LindströmitePb3Cu3Bi7S1550.00%Paarite (50.00 %)
TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O50.00%Paarite (50.00 %)
AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)50.00%Salzburgite (50.00 %)
RutileTiO250.00%Salzburgite (50.00 %)
BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)40.00%Salzburgite (50.00 %)
MolybdeniteMoS240.00%Salzburgite (50.00 %)
WulfenitePb(MoO4)40.00%Salzburgite (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: Aikinite, Cosalite, Berryite, Cuprobismutite, Emplectite, Friedrichite, etc.
1,302
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)

Unique: Famatinite, Luzonite
201
25 : Evaporites (prebiotic)

Unique: Ulexite
100
47d : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Arsenates, antimonates, selenates, bismuthinates]61
47a : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]52
34 : Complex granite pegmatites20
26 : Hadean detrital minerals18
47h : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]15
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations12
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals10
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)10
45b : Oxidized fumarolic minerals (see also [#11]) - [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]7
6 : Secondary asteroid phases6