Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Monserrat-Antequera mining district, Poopó Province, Oruro, Bolivia

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	99.98%	Acanthite (51.71 %), Baryte (51.88 %), Bournonite (55.32 %), Dolomite (65.13 %), Greenockite (70.86 %), Marcasite (60.67 %), Pavonite (63.74 %), Siderite (52.18 %), Wurtzite (62.75 %), Zinkenite (52.79 %)
Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	70.26%	Zinkenite (70.26 %)
Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃	69.23%	Pavonite (69.23 %)
Silver	Ag	50.31%	Acanthite (50.32 %)

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.

Paragenetic Mode	Score
33 : Minerals deposited by hydrothermal metal-rich fluids (see also [#12]) Unique: Bournonite, Franckeite, Zinkenite	345
48 : Soil leaching zone minerals Unique: Gibbsite	100
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations	14
47a : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]	14
49 : Oxic cellular biomineralization (see also #44)	14
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)	14
47h : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface oxidized, dehydrated minerals]	13
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	6
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)	6
12 : Hadean hydrothermal subsurface sulfide deposits (see also #33)	5
15 : Black/white smoker minerals and other seafloor hydrothermal minerals	4
26 : Hadean detrital minerals	2