Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Centa San Nicolò, Altopiano della Vigolana, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), Italy

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
Quartz	SiO₂	98.55%	Aragonite (53.70 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Dolomite (62.52 %), Hydrotalcite (50.00 %), Scolecite (55.70 %)
Pyrite	FeS₂	90.18%	Calcite (51.16 %), Dolomite (58.22 %), Hydrotalcite (51.89 %)
Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	83.00%	Brucite (57.12 %), Hydrotalcite (60.38 %)
Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O	57.41%	Thomsonite-Ca (57.41 %)

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.

Paragenetic Mode	Score
13 : Hadean serpentinization Unique: Hydrotalcite	100
14 : Hot springs, geysers, and other subaerial geothermal minerals	6
31 : Thermally altered carbonate, phosphate, and iron formations	4
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals	4
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)	2
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17)	2
38 : Ophiolites	2
49 : Oxic cellular biomineralization (see also #44)	1
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	1
47c : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Carbonates, phosphates, borates, nitrates]	1
55 : Anthropogenic mine minerals	0