Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Frisco Mine, Frisco-Betty Lee-Ella J. Mine group, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Copper Mountains, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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 | 99.58% | Calcite (62.43 %), Chrysocolla (61.53 %), Hematite (62.61 %), Malachite (61.21 %), Muscovite (80.32 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 94.25% | Calcite (51.16 %), Hematite (50.17 %), Malachite (52.79 %), Muscovite (50.01 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 82.69% | Chrysocolla (56.02 %), Malachite (60.66 %) |
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.