Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Mpumalanga, South Africa
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moncheite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 | 96.28% | Kotulskite (61.68 %), Merenskyite (50.00 %), Michenerite (53.25 %), Sobolevskite (58.57 %) |
| Voltaite | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12 路 18H2O | 90.90% | Clairite (75.00 %), Sabieite (63.64 %) |
| Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 路 18H2O | 88.63% | Clairite (75.00 %), Sabieite (54.55 %) |
| Diaboleite | Pb2CuCl2(OH)4 | 87.47% | Fiedlerite (70.59 %), Paralaurionite (57.41 %) |
| Osmium | (Os,Ir,Ru) | 86.93% | Iridium (57.36 %), Ruthenium (69.35 %) |
| Efremovite | (NH4)2Mg2(SO4)3 | 86.36% | Clairite (50.00 %), Sabieite (72.73 %) |
| Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 路 22H2O | 82.95% | Clairite (62.50 %), Sabieite (54.55 %) |
| Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 路 22H2O | 82.95% | Clairite (62.50 %), Sabieite (54.55 %) |
| Vivianite | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 路 8H2O | 82.66% | Ludlamite (82.67 %) |
| Iron | Fe | 82.61% | Chromium (55.17 %), W眉stite (61.22 %) |
| Boussingaultite | (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2 路 6H2O | 81.81% | Clairite (50.00 %), Sabieite (63.64 %) |
| Godovikovite | (NH4)Al(SO4)2 | 72.72% | Sabieite (72.73 %) |
| Ecdemite | Pb6Cl4(As2O7) | 70.58% | Fiedlerite (70.59 %) |
| Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 | 70.58% | Fiedlerite (70.59 %) |
| Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 68.00% | Ludlamite (68.00 %) |
| Metarossite | Ca(V2O6) 路 2H2O | 66.66% | Munirite (66.67 %) |
| Pascoite | Ca2Ca(V10O28) 路 17H2O | 66.66% | Munirite (66.67 %) |
| Rossite | Ca(VO3)2 路 4H2O | 66.66% | Munirite (66.67 %) |
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) | KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) 路 8H2O | 66.66% | Julgoldite-(Fe3+) (66.67 %) |
| Penfieldite | Pb2Cl3(OH) | 64.70% | Fiedlerite (64.71 %) |
| Cumengeite | Pb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40 路 6H2O | 64.70% | Fiedlerite (64.71 %) |
| Bassanite | Ca(SO4) 路 0.5H2O | 63.63% | Sabieite (63.64 %) |
| Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 路 8H2O | 59.70% | Nickelskutterudite (59.71 %) |
| Litharge | PbO | 58.82% | Fiedlerite (58.82 %) |
| Pseudoboleite | Pb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48 | 58.82% | Fiedlerite (58.82 %) |
| Vernadite | (Mn4+,Fe3+,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2 路 nH2O | 58.33% | Feroxyhyte (58.33 %) |
| Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | 58.21% | Clinoclase (58.22 %) |
| Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) | 57.57% | Monazite-(Nd) (57.58 %) |
| Willemite | Zn2SiO4 | 57.14% | Hemihedrite (57.14 %) |
| Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 | 56.00% | Ludlamite (56.00 %) |
| Petzite | Ag3AuTe2 | 54.85% | Coloradoite (54.85 %) |
| Ammonioalunite | (NH4)Al3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 54.54% | Sabieite (54.55 %) |
| Millosevichite | Al2(SO4)3 | 54.54% | Sabieite (54.55 %) |
| Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 路 3H2O | 54.38% | Botallackite (54.39 %) |
| Irarsite | (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS | 53.62% | Erlichmanite (53.62 %) |
| Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 53.57% | Periclase (53.57 %) |
| Halite | NaCl | 52.94% | Fiedlerite (52.94 %) |
| Nealite | Pb4Fe2+(As3+O3)2Cl4 路 2H2O | 52.94% | Fiedlerite (52.94 %) |
| Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 路 10-12H2O | 51.51% | Torbernite (51.52 %) |
| Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 51.08% | Ktenasite (51.09 %) |
| Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) | 50.90% | Monazite-(Nd) (63.64 %) |
| Pharmacolite | Ca(HAsO4) 路 2H2O | 50.83% | Picropharmacolite (50.83 %) |
| Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 50.00% | Clairite (50.00 %) |
| Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2 路 6H2O | 50.00% | Clairite (50.00 %) |
| Adranosite-(Fe) | (NH4)4NaFe3+2(SO4)4Cl(OH)2 | 50.00% | Clairite (50.00 %) |
| Birnessite | (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 路 1.5H2O | 50.00% | Feroxyhyte (50.00 %) |
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.