Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Venus
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 | 99.99% | Albite (78.81 %), Coloradoite (73.79 %), Diopside (51.68 %), Hematite (62.61 %), Ilmenite (52.06 %), Maghemite (64.62 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Orthoclase (76.14 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Tellurobismuthite (79.77 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 88.81% | Diopside (54.07 %), Maghemite (51.15 %), Tellurobismuthite (50.15 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 78.05% | Coloradoite (70.39 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Tellurobismuthite (82.99 %) |
Gold | Au | 76.93% | Coloradoite (81.07 %), Tellurobismuthite (79.77 %) |
Galena | PbS | 70.77% | Coloradoite (63.59 %), Tellurobismuthite (68.33 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 70.40% | Coloradoite (62.14 %), Tellurobismuthite (68.33 %) |
Hessite | Ag2Te | 63.27% | Coloradoite (56.80 %), Tellurobismuthite (51.61 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 59.53% | Tellurobismuthite (59.53 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 52.79% | Albite (52.80 %) |
Altaite | PbTe | 44.66% | Coloradoite (55.83 %) |
Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 | 43.88% | Coloradoite (54.85 %) |
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.