Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Kreuztal, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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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Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 91.53% | Cobaltite (57.03 %), Gersdorffite (51.37 %), Ullmannite (59.50 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 89.77% | Fayalite (58.25 %), Wüstite (75.51 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 76.78% | Cuprite (51.54 %), Tenorite (52.10 %) |
Chalcocite | Cu2S | 75.86% | Covellite (50.30 %), Tenorite (51.44 %) |
Smithsonite | ZnCO3 | 62.08% | Hydrozincite (62.08 %) |
Iron | Fe | 61.22% | Wüstite (61.22 %) |
Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) | 53.33% | Hydrocerussite (53.33 %) |
Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O | 52.66% | Hydrozincite (52.67 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O | 50.28% | Sulphur (50.28 %) |
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.