Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Christopher Mine (Columbus 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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Acanthite | Ag2S | 93.69% | Proustite (55.52 %), Pyrargyrite (50.61 %), Xanthoconite (71.29 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 92.54% | Covellite (54.66 %), Djurleite (66.38 %), Erythrite (51.09 %) |
Chalcocite | Cu2S | 81.56% | Covellite (50.30 %), Djurleite (62.90 %) |
Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 | 58.37% | Cosalite (58.38 %) |
Marcasite | FeS2 | 50.49% | Xanthoconite (50.50 %) |
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.