Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at San Carlos prospect, Pangui District, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
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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Calcite | CaCO3 | 94.91% | Epidote (51.60 %), Montmorillonite (52.16 %), Neotocite (50.23 %), Phlogopite (55.90 %) |
Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 88.77% | Chalcocite (56.20 %), Chrysocolla (74.38 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 62.39% | Chalcopyrite (50.66 %), Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 | 57.74% | Neotocite (57.75 %) |
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.