Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Buell Park, Sawmill, Defiance Plateau, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache 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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Calcite | CaCO3 | 98.58% | Chondrodite (65.81 %), Diopside (54.07 %), Clinohumite (67.38 %), Hydroxylclinohumite (72.41 %) |
Quartz | SiO2 | 95.10% | Albite (78.81 %), Diopside (51.68 %), Talc (52.15 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 91.58% | Clinohumite (59.22 %), Forsterite (50.13 %), Hydroxylclinohumite (58.62 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 52.79% | Albite (52.80 %) |
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.