Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Chernaya Rechka reserve-guard station, Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
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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Quartz | SiO2 | 99.88% | Copiapite (59.63 %), Epsomite (54.14 %), Fluorite (66.12 %), Jarosite (68.17 %), Melanterite (63.17 %), Pickeringite (52.09 %), Pyrite (67.27 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 75.63% | Jarosite (50.12 %), Melanterite (51.15 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 71.17% | Jarosite (50.73 %), Melanterite (53.65 %), Pyrite (51.72 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 40.30% | Melanterite (50.38 %) |
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.