Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt area, Cobalt-Gowganda region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada
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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Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 93.43% | Erythrite (51.09 %), Ferrisymplesite (58.33 %), Spherocobaltite (67.80 %) |
Cinnabar | HgS | 80.23% | Mercury (80.24 %) |
Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 | 78.18% | Nickelskutterudite (50.49 %), Spherocobaltite (55.93 %) |
Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O | 62.50% | Ferrisymplesite (62.50 %) |
Chalcocite | Cu2S | 56.16% | Wittichenite (56.16 %) |
Covellite | CuS | 54.24% | Wittichenite (54.25 %) |
Siderite | FeCO3 | 54.16% | Ferrisymplesite (54.17 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 51.23% | Wittichenite (51.23 %) |
Parasymplesite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O | 50.00% | Ferrisymplesite (50.00 %) |
Baryte | BaSO4 | 41.18% | Xanthoconite (51.49 %) |
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.