Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Wagon Pass, Napier Downs Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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 | 99.99% | Bornite (66.21 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Covellite (76.39 %), Digenite (73.86 %), Dolomite (62.52 %), Galena (65.16 %), Marcasite (70.46 %), Sphalerite (67.53 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 93.45% | Digenite (52.28 %), Dolomite (65.13 %), Marcasite (60.67 %) |
Chalcocite | Cu2S | 82.80% | Covellite (50.30 %), Digenite (65.40 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 79.20% | Covellite (54.66 %), Digenite (54.15 %) |
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.