Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Duke Island, Ketchikan Mining District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA
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 | 99.86% | Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Cubanite (63.93 %), Diopside (51.68 %), Graphite (54.90 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 75.85% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Cubanite (76.46 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Galena | PbS | 65.54% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Cubanite (63.07 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 54.06% | Diopside (54.07 %) |
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.