Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Thunderbox Gold Mine, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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
Hematite	Fe₂O₃	50.21%	Chamosite (50.22 %)

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 Mode	Score
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations	50
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)	36
26 : Hadean detrital minerals	12
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	11
34 : Complex granite pegmatites	10
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17)	9
38 : Ophiolites	4
37 : Layered igneous intrusions and related PGE minerals	3
16 : Low-𝑇 aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)	2
13 : Hadean serpentinization	2