Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Pay Roll mine, Bromide No. 2 District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, 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 | 99.91% | Calcite (62.43 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Copper (56.56 %), Gold (52.20 %), Hematite (62.61 %), Kaolinite (71.35 %), Pyrite (67.27 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.80% | Kaolinite (51.81 %) |
Galena | PbS | 40.85% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 40.53% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %) |
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.