Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - SR233; Knight Island; northwest of the head of Snug Harbor), 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 | 95.06% | Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Pyrrhotite (80.12 %) |
Quartz | SiO2 | 89.36% | Chalcopyrite (67.26 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 77.99% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
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.