Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
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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Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 90.89% | Chalcocite (56.20 %), Covellite (54.66 %), Digenite (54.15 %) |
Galena | PbS | 77.34% | Chalcopyrite (51.07 %), Covellite (64.18 %), Digenite (59.98 %), Silver (52.62 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 74.61% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Covellite (64.68 %), Digenite (61.34 %) |
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.