Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Grand-Praz Mine, Ayer, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, Switzerland
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartz | SiO2 | 100.00% | Allanite-(Ce) (73.19 %), Allophane (69.96 %), Almandine (70.46 %), Annabergite (64.54 %), Arsenopyrite (80.07 %), Baryte (60.21 %), Bismuth (78.36 %), Bismuthinite (81.44 %), Bornite (66.21 %), Brochantite (70.20 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Chrysocolla (61.53 %), Cobaltite (70.11 %), Cuprite (65.19 %), Devilline (75.00 %), Dolomite (62.52 %), Eclarite (66.67 %), Epsomite (54.14 %), Erythrite (69.80 %), Ferrarisite (73.33 %), Fibroferrite (63.93 %), Galena (65.16 %), Gersdorffite (75.25 %), Graphite (54.90 %), Guérinite (86.49 %), Haidingerite (86.96 %), Hematite (62.61 %), Hörnesite (77.60 %), Kobellite (88.39 %), Kolfanite (71.43 %), Krutovite (75.00 %), Löllingite (76.36 %), Magnesiocopiapite (62.50 %), Magnesio-hornblende (64.42 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Millerite (61.76 %), Nickeline (58.64 %), Pararammelsbergite (67.80 %), Pharmacolite (76.72 %), Pickeringite (52.09 %), Picropharmacolite (72.50 %), Posnjakite (73.88 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Rammelsbergite (69.68 %), Rutile (72.22 %), Safflorite (68.18 %), Sainfeldite (81.25 %), Schorl (81.37 %), Scorodite (79.94 %), Skutterudite (59.90 %), Smolyaninovite (69.23 %), Sphalerite (67.53 %), Titanite (65.16 %), Tučekite (63.64 %), Wallkilldellite-(Fe) (71.43 %), Weilite (75.00 %), Willemseite (52.94 %) |
| Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O | 99.99% | Devilline (67.06 %), Epsomite (63.49 %), Ferrarisite (73.33 %), Fibroferrite (64.75 %), Guérinite (70.27 %), Haidingerite (78.26 %), Hexahydrite (69.53 %), Hörnesite (62.40 %), Magnesiocopiapite (76.56 %), Pharmacolite (62.07 %), Pickeringite (55.31 %), Picropharmacolite (50.83 %), Posnjakite (58.43 %), Sainfeldite (65.63 %), Weilite (70.83 %) |
| Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 99.99% | Allophane (53.24 %), Brochantite (75.59 %), Chrysocolla (74.38 %), Cuprite (79.07 %), Devilline (78.50 %), Erythrite (51.09 %), Ferrarisite (66.67 %), Guérinite (56.76 %), Krutovite (50.00 %), Pharmacolite (50.00 %), Posnjakite (81.46 %), Sainfeldite (56.25 %), Smolyaninovite (69.23 %) |
| Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 99.95% | Cobaltite (57.03 %), Gersdorffite (51.37 %), Kobellite (58.04 %), Krutovite (56.25 %), Maucherite (55.26 %), Pentlandite (74.78 %), Smolyaninovite (53.85 %), Violarite (78.17 %) |
| Arsenolite | As2O3 | 99.52% | Ferrarisite (73.33 %), Guérinite (67.57 %), Haidingerite (65.22 %), Sainfeldite (62.50 %), Weilite (58.33 %) |
| Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 96.77% | Cuprite (51.54 %), Devilline (58.64 %), Posnjakite (58.15 %), Smolyaninovite (61.54 %) |
| Aragonite | CaCO3 | 96.39% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %), Guérinite (51.35 %), Hörnesite (57.60 %), Sainfeldite (56.25 %) |
| Realgar | As4S4 | 93.04% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %), Haidingerite (65.22 %), Weilite (50.00 %) |
| Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 92.81% | Almandine (56.05 %), Kobellite (56.25 %), Schorl (62.64 %) |
| Rauenthalite | Ca3(AsO4)2 · 10H2O | 91.48% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %), Guérinite (51.35 %), Sainfeldite (56.25 %) |
| Siderite | FeCO3 | 91.25% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %), Kolfanite (57.14 %), Krutovite (56.25 %) |
| Fluorite | CaF2 | 90.17% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %), Guérinite (54.05 %), Weilite (54.17 %) |
| Marcasite | FeS2 | 89.27% | Ferrarisite (53.33 %), Guérinite (54.05 %), Krutovite (50.00 %) |
| Orpiment | As2S3 | 82.60% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %), Haidingerite (56.52 %) |
| Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O | 81.63% | Kolfanite (57.14 %), Wallkilldellite-(Fe) (57.14 %) |
| Arsenic | As | 80.86% | Ferrarisite (60.00 %), Haidingerite (52.17 %) |
| Silver | Ag | 79.95% | Guérinite (72.97 %), Haidingerite (65.22 %), Pararammelsbergite (50.85 %), Pharmacolite (54.31 %), Safflorite (59.63 %), Sainfeldite (68.75 %), Skutterudite (50.92 %), Weilite (54.17 %) |
| Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) | 77.35% | Devilline (51.87 %), Willemseite (52.94 %) |
| Cerussite | PbCO3 | 76.05% | Devilline (52.10 %), Posnjakite (50.00 %) |
| Halotrichite | FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O | 67.18% | Magnesiocopiapite (67.19 %) |
| Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O | 60.11% | Posnjakite (60.11 %) |
| Parasymplesite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | 59.37% | Sainfeldite (59.38 %) |
| Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) | 57.14% | Kolfanite (57.14 %) |
| Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O | 54.91% | Fibroferrite (54.92 %) |
| Covellite | CuS | 54.49% | Posnjakite (54.49 %) |
| Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 52.27% | Allanite-(Ce) (52.28 %) |
| Sulphur | S8 | 50.00% | Magnesiocopiapite (50.00 %) |
| Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 43.09% | Allanite-(Ce) (53.87 %) |
| Proustite | Ag3AsS3 | 42.50% | Sainfeldite (53.13 %) |
| Acanthite | Ag2S | 40.00% | Sainfeldite (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.