Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Northwest Africa 7034 Martian meteorite (NWA 7034; Black beauty), Northwest Africa Meteorites
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 | 99.99% | Albite (78.81 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Goethite (66.86 %), Ilmenite (52.06 %), Maghemite (64.62 %), Magnetite (50.54 %), Monazite-(Ce) (77.02 %), Perrierite-(Ce) (54.55 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Rutile (72.22 %), Xenotime-(Y) (74.98 %), Zircon (64.02 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 89.25% | Albite (52.80 %), Monazite-(Ce) (51.26 %), Xenotime-(Y) (53.30 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 63.46% | Maghemite (63.46 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 41.37% | Pyrite (51.72 %) |
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.