Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Thackthwaite Beck Hush, Carperby-cum-Thoresby, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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 | 99.98% | Aurichalcite (66.36 %), Baryte (60.21 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Fluorite (66.12 %), Hemimorphite (61.55 %), Malachite (61.21 %), Smithsonite (55.59 %), Sphalerite (67.53 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.94% | Aurichalcite (62.90 %), Baryte (50.79 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Hemimorphite (54.39 %), Malachite (52.79 %), Smithsonite (57.05 %), Sphalerite (75.10 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.85% | Aurichalcite (74.95 %), Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Hemimorphite (75.39 %), Smithsonite (75.88 %), Sphalerite (74.68 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 75.54% | Aurichalcite (64.77 %), Hemimorphite (64.31 %), Smithsonite (55.69 %) |
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.