Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Miners River; Miners River Nickel; Miners Bay Prospect, Prince William Sound Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, 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 | 97.96% | Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Pentlandite (58.72 %), Pyrrhotite (80.12 %) |
Quartz | SiO2 | 89.36% | Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 62.39% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 58.50% | Pentlandite (58.50 %) |
Galena | PbS | 40.85% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %) |
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.