Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Lower Star deposit, Iron Mountain No. 2 District, Socorro 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 | 99.12% | Fluorite (66.12 %), Scheelite (61.28 %), Tungstite (85.50 %), Vesuvianite (53.96 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 71.75% | Tungstite (71.76 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 61.06% | Tungstite (61.07 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 57.54% | Vesuvianite (57.54 %) |
Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 | 52.96% | Vesuvianite (52.97 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 51.90% | Tungstite (64.89 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 40.30% | Tungstite (50.38 %) |
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.