Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Maple Leaf mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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 | 95.86% | Calcite (62.43 %), Diopside (51.68 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Vesuvianite (53.96 %) |
Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 | 74.10% | Heazlewoodite (74.10 %) |
Millerite | NiS | 52.98% | Heazlewoodite (52.99 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 51.15% | Calcite (51.16 %) |
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.