Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Unnamed mine, Galax, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, 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 | 98.81% | Actinolite (69.88 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Siderite (73.22 %), Vivianite (55.13 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 78.52% | Actinolite (55.10 %), Siderite (52.18 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 71.04% | Actinolite (52.26 %), Pyrite (51.72 %), Siderite (51.43 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 53.37% | Actinolite (53.38 %) |
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.