Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Les Rois Mine, Mur-sur-Allier, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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
Calcite	CaCO₃	88.14%	Dolomite (65.13 %), Mesolite (66.00 %)
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	52.00%	Mesolite (52.00 %)
Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	41.37%	Pyrite (51.72 %)

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.

Paragenetic Mode	Score
17 : Marine authigenic Hadean minerals (see also #24)	50
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals	43
9 : Lava/xenolith minerals (hornfels, sanidinite facies)	43
14 : Hot springs, geysers, and other subaerial geothermal minerals	39
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)	15
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	15
25 : Evaporites (prebiotic)	13
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins	13
45b : Oxidized fumarolic minerals (see also [#11]) - [Other oxidized fumarolic minerals]	11
5 : Primary asteroid phases	4