Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at West Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, 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 | 99.61% | Baryte (60.21 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Fluorite (66.12 %), Sphalerite (67.53 %), Strontianite (53.18 %), Witherite (50.00 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 97.33% | Baryte (50.79 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Sphalerite (75.10 %), Strontianite (55.45 %) |
Galena | PbS | 71.40% | Sphalerite (74.68 %), Witherite (57.59 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 51.03% | Sphalerite (63.80 %) |
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.