Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Beta South deposit, Bogoso-Prestea area, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana
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 | 99.65% | Arsenopyrite (80.07 %), Bornite (66.21 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Gold (52.20 %), Pyrite (67.27 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 62.24% | Arsenopyrite (55.02 %), Chalcopyrite (50.66 %) |
Galena | PbS | 61.83% | Arsenopyrite (53.61 %), 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.