Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Cefn Coch Mine (incl. Berthlwyd Mine; New California Mine), Ganllwyd, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
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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Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.96% | Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Cobaltite (78.87 %), Dolomite (58.22 %), Galena (66.84 %), Sphalerite (75.10 %), Tellurobismuthite (82.99 %) |
Quartz | SiO2 | 99.95% | Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Cobaltite (70.11 %), Dolomite (62.52 %), Gold (52.20 %), Galena (65.16 %), Sphalerite (67.53 %), Tellurobismuthite (79.77 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 91.62% | Cobaltite (51.81 %), Dolomite (65.13 %), Tellurobismuthite (50.15 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 82.61% | Cobaltite (57.03 %), Tellurobismuthite (59.53 %) |
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.