Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Somaliland
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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Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 91.92% | Albite (52.80 %), Beryl (55.56 %), Microcline (61.50 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 76.40% | Molybdenite (60.83 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Pyrrhotite (76.22 %) |
Fluorite | CaF2 | 76.00% | Danalite (76.00 %) |
Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 58.37% | Cancrinite (58.38 %) |
Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl | 57.32% | Cancrinite (57.33 %) |
Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 48.22% | Powellite (60.29 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 44.31% | Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
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.