Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Shila Mine, Shila-Paula mining district, Castilla Province, Arequipa, Peru
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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Silver | Ag | 89.59% | Acanthite (50.32 %), Pearceite (58.12 %), Uytenbogaardtite (50.00 %) |
Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] | 51.29% | Pearceite (51.30 %) |
Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 | 50.17% | Kutnohorite (50.18 %) |
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.