Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Green-Meehan Mine (Red Rock Mine; Edwards-Wright), Bucke 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 | 81.46% | Posnjakite (81.46 %) |
Galena | PbS | 79.94% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Cobaltite (57.74 %), Nickeline (55.15 %), Posnjakite (59.83 %), Safflorite (59.36 %), Silver (52.62 %), Skutterudite (51.58 %), Stromeyerite (78.77 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 79.58% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Cobaltite (60.74 %), Nickeline (53.48 %), Posnjakite (55.90 %), Safflorite (56.95 %), Stromeyerite (69.57 %) |
Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 78.37% | Posnjakite (78.37 %) |
Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O | 60.11% | Posnjakite (60.11 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O | 58.42% | Posnjakite (58.43 %) |
Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 58.14% | Posnjakite (58.15 %) |
Cuprite | Cu2O | 57.58% | Posnjakite (57.58 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 57.02% | Cobaltite (57.03 %) |
Covellite | CuS | 54.49% | Posnjakite (54.49 %) |
Bornite | Cu5FeS4 | 51.91% | Stromeyerite (51.92 %) |
Acanthite | Ag2S | 50.63% | Stromeyerite (50.64 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 40.00% | Posnjakite (50.00 %) |
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.