Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH026; upper East Fork Susitna River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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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Quartz | SiO2 | 95.61% | Gold (52.20 %), Linnaeite (72.00 %), Pyrite (67.27 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 72.97% | Linnaeite (81.82 %), Pyrite (51.72 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 58.18% | Linnaeite (58.18 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 52.07% | Linnaeite (65.09 %) |
Galena | PbS | 48.29% | Linnaeite (60.36 %) |
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.