Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Willet Silver Mine (Paragon), Willet Township, Elk Lake 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 | 95.10% | Calcite (62.43 %), Safflorite (68.18 %), Silver (59.03 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 93.02% | Calcite (51.16 %), Safflorite (68.45 %), Silver (54.72 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 68.71% | Safflorite (71.66 %), Silver (50.22 %) |
Galena | PbS | 64.59% | Safflorite (59.36 %), Silver (52.62 %) |
Skutterudite | CoAs3 | 58.28% | Safflorite (58.29 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 45.56% | Safflorite (56.95 %) |
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.