Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Szőlő Hill, Aggtelek, Putnok District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

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
Pyrite	FeS₂	99.93%	Anatase (53.26 %), Dolomite (58.22 %), Goethite (55.41 %), Hematite (50.17 %), Muscovite (50.01 %), Kaolinite (52.65 %), Nordstrandite (57.69 %), Rutile (52.79 %), Siderite (66.11 %)
Calcite	CaCO₃	97.85%	Dolomite (65.13 %), Montmorillonite (52.16 %), Nordstrandite (73.08 %), Siderite (52.18 %)
Gypsum	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O	70.75%	Bassanite (70.75 %)
Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	41.14%	Siderite (51.43 %)

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
47a : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals] Unique: Nordstrandite	100
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)	14
48 : Soil leaching zone minerals	13
16 : Low-𝑇 aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)	2
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	2
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17)	1
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins	1
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	0
21 : Chemically precipitated carbonate, phosphate, iron formations	0
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)	0
25 : Evaporites (prebiotic)	0