Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Kiaka deposit, Guiba Department, Zoundweogo Province, Centre-Sud Region, Burkina Faso
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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Sphalerite | ZnS | 78.98% | Arsenopyrite (55.02 %), Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Löllingite (59.55 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %), Tellurobismuthite (68.33 %) |
Galena | PbS | 78.70% | Arsenopyrite (53.61 %), Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Löllingite (53.52 %), Magnesio-foitite (51.52 %), Tellurobismuthite (68.33 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 53.37% | Actinolite (53.38 %) |
Hessite | Ag2Te | 41.29% | Tellurobismuthite (51.61 %) |
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.