Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Snezhnoe deposit, Rangkul, Murghob, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
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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Bixbyite-(Mn) | Mn3+2O3 | 77.27% | Ephesite (77.27 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 75.10% | Chamosite (50.22 %), Ephesite (50.00 %) |
Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 63.63% | Ephesite (63.64 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 62.39% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 | 57.28% | Meionite (57.28 %) |
Allanite-(Ce) | (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) | 57.14% | Dissakisite-(Ce) (57.14 %) |
Galena | PbS | 40.85% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %) |
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.