Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at South Bay Mine, Milner Township, Gowganda area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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 | 99.29% | Acanthite (72.42 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Nickeline (58.64 %), Silver (59.03 %), Skutterudite (59.90 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.13% | Acanthite (68.82 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Nickeline (66.71 %), Silver (54.72 %), Skutterudite (62.40 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 78.64% | Acanthite (62.06 %), Nickeline (72.98 %), Silver (50.22 %), Skutterudite (66.89 %) |
Galena | PbS | 77.46% | Acanthite (69.24 %), Nickeline (55.15 %), Silver (52.62 %), Skutterudite (51.58 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 66.17% | Acanthite (62.85 %), Nickeline (53.48 %) |
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.