Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Volunteer (Old) Mine (Cascade; Palmer; Emma; Old Volunteer; West End; Maitland Shaft; Maitland-Volunteer; Howe), Palmer, Marquette County, Michigan, 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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Pyrite | FeS2 | 90.19% | Goethite (55.41 %), Greenalite (55.88 %), Hematite (50.17 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 55.88% | Greenalite (55.88 %) |
Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 51.77% | Monazite-(Ce) (51.78 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 51.25% | Monazite-(Ce) (51.26 %) |
Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 43.98% | Monazite-(Ce) (54.99 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 40.00% | Greenalite (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.