Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Alte Buntekuh Mine, Niederschelden, Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcite | CaCO3 | 99.99% | Adamite (67.67 %), Anglesite (53.86 %), Antlerite (57.34 %), Aragonite (71.64 %), Asbolane (50.00 %), Brianyoungite (74.19 %), Brochantite (53.68 %), Chalcoalumite (55.24 %), Chalcophyllite (59.11 %), Cobaltkoritnigite (73.53 %), Connellite (57.18 %), Cornubite (50.77 %), Delafossite (52.66 %), Dolomite (65.13 %), Erythrite (59.85 %), Hörnesite (78.40 %), Jarosite (50.12 %), Langite (60.92 %), Lavendulan (66.67 %), Namuwite (63.01 %), Natrojarosite (56.59 %), Olivenite (50.43 %), Orthoserpierite (74.47 %), Parnauite (65.60 %), Pitticite (65.33 %), Posnjakite (66.01 %), Redgillite (58.00 %), Rhodochrosite (50.69 %), Richelsdorfite (67.65 %), Serpierite (67.83 %), Siderite (52.18 %), Strashimirite (63.48 %), Todorokite (63.19 %), Wroewolfeite (64.15 %) |
| Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 99.99% | Adamite (59.67 %), Antlerite (55.97 %), Chalcoalumite (56.19 %), Chalcophyllite (65.78 %), Connellite (50.86 %), Cornubite (66.92 %), Cuprite (51.54 %), Delafossite (65.68 %), Langite (53.49 %), Lavendulan (52.05 %), Olivenite (66.38 %), Osarizawaite (60.26 %), Parnauite (76.00 %), Posnjakite (58.15 %), Richelsdorfite (64.71 %), Serpierite (51.01 %), Strashimirite (76.52 %) |
| Cerussite | PbCO3 | 99.99% | Adamite (60.00 %), Anglesite (71.56 %), Brianyoungite (66.67 %), Langite (53.94 %), Namuwite (80.82 %), Orthoserpierite (63.83 %), Osarizawaite (70.51 %), Parnauite (51.20 %), Posnjakite (50.00 %), Redgillite (84.00 %), Serpierite (71.59 %), Wroewolfeite (66.98 %) |
| Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 | 99.85% | Brianyoungite (54.84 %), Namuwite (75.34 %), Orthoserpierite (63.83 %), Redgillite (76.00 %), Serpierite (61.45 %), Wroewolfeite (61.32 %) |
| Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 96.87% | Brianyoungite (62.37 %), Namuwite (63.01 %), Orthoserpierite (53.19 %), Redgillite (52.00 %) |
| Hematite | Fe2O3 | 96.40% | Antlerite (51.19 %), Cobaltkoritnigite (52.94 %), Delafossite (65.09 %), Osarizawaite (55.13 %) |
| Smithsonite | ZnCO3 | 93.42% | Brianyoungite (60.22 %), Namuwite (63.01 %), Orthoserpierite (55.32 %) |
| Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 91.41% | Adamite (58.67 %), Orthoserpierite (57.45 %), Parnauite (51.20 %) |
| Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 90.38% | Brianyoungite (50.54 %), Namuwite (60.27 %), Orthoserpierite (51.06 %) |
| Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O | 89.75% | Brianyoungite (50.54 %), Namuwite (50.68 %), Redgillite (58.00 %) |
| Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 | 81.55% | Parnauite (58.40 %), Strashimirite (55.65 %) |
| Baryte | BaSO4 | 79.89% | Brianyoungite (50.54 %), Chalcophyllite (51.11 %), Cornubite (52.31 %), Lavendulan (50.29 %), Namuwite (50.68 %), Parnauite (63.20 %), Richelsdorfite (63.24 %), Strashimirite (65.22 %) |
| Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O | 78.86% | Parnauite (50.40 %), Strashimirite (57.39 %) |
| Chalcocite | Cu2S | 75.88% | Covellite (50.30 %), Delafossite (51.48 %) |
| Schulenbergite | (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O | 65.75% | Namuwite (65.75 %) |
| Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 | 63.98% | Manganite (63.98 %) |
| Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 62.00% | Redgillite (62.00 %) |
| Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O | 58.82% | Cobaltkoritnigite (58.82 %) |
| Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | 57.69% | Cornubite (57.69 %) |
| Skutterudite | CoAs3 | 55.88% | Cobaltkoritnigite (55.88 %) |
| Arsenolite | As2O3 | 50.00% | Cobaltkoritnigite (50.00 %) |
| Native Silver | Ag | 42.35% | Cobaltkoritnigite (52.94 %) |
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.