Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Lansing lead mines (Captain Turners farm; Walleser farm), Lansing, Allamakee County, Iowa, 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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Sphalerite | ZnS | 99.84% | Anglesite (64.09 %), Cerussite (56.70 %), Galena (65.95 %), Hemimorphite (68.27 %), Marcasite (65.85 %), Smithsonite (72.43 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 77.47% | Anglesite (58.14 %), Galena (56.79 %), Marcasite (63.89 %), Pyrite (51.72 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 40.27% | Anglesite (50.35 %) |
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.