Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Pudar Cu-Bi occurrence, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan
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 | 99.96% | Cassiterite (58.88 %), Cerussite (63.56 %), Chalcocite (63.99 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Galena (65.16 %), Gold (52.20 %), Malachite (61.21 %), Molybdenite (66.37 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 99.81% | Cerussite (56.77 %), Chalcocite (65.95 %), Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Galena (66.84 %), Malachite (52.79 %), Molybdenite (68.29 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 74.18% | Cerussite (56.70 %), Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Galena (65.95 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 50.76% | Cerussite (50.77 %) |
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.