Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Plombières-Vieille Montagne-Moresnet mining district (Plombières-Altenberg-Moresnet mining district), Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 98.81% | Albite (52.80 %), Goyazite (57.14 %), Kaolinite (51.81 %), Parascholzite (66.67 %), Pyrophyllite (63.67 %) |
| Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 96.50% | Beudantite (54.73 %), Ktenasite (52.17 %), Simonkolleite (63.64 %), Zaccagnaite (55.56 %) |
| Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 94.91% | Brianyoungite (50.54 %), Fraipontite (56.45 %), Ktenasite (50.00 %), Schulenbergite (52.83 %) |
| Ettringite | Ca6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12 · 26H2O | 87.71% | Hydrocalumite (72.97 %), Simonkolleite (54.55 %) |
| Caledonite | Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | 84.26% | Elyite (64.52 %), Lanarkite (55.65 %) |
| Beraunite | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O | 83.33% | Parascholzite (83.33 %) |
| Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 75.19% | Gersdorffite (50.38 %), Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) | 66.66% | Parascholzite (66.67 %) |
| Eosphorite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O | 58.33% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 | 58.33% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Messelite | Ca2Fe2+(PO4)2 · 2H2O | 58.33% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 | 58.33% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Strunzite | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 6H2O | 58.33% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Xanthoxenite | Ca4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O | 58.33% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Fluorite | CaF2 | 55.55% | Zaccagnaite (55.56 %) |
| Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O | 54.54% | Simonkolleite (54.55 %) |
| Afwillite | Ca3(HSiO4)2 · 2H2O | 54.05% | Hydrocalumite (54.05 %) |
| Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 | 51.61% | Fraipontite (51.61 %) |
| Chalcocite | Cu2S | 50.30% | Covellite (50.30 %) |
| Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 | 50.00% | Fraipontite (50.00 %) |
| Almandine | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Cacoxenite | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Hureaulite | Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Laueite | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Mitridatite | Ca2Fe3+3(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O | 50.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O | 46.66% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | 46.66% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 | 46.66% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Uraninite | UO2 | 46.66% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 46.66% | Parascholzite (58.33 %) |
| Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 41.08% | Hydrocalumite (51.35 %) |
| Schorl | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 40.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
| Torbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O | 40.00% | Parascholzite (50.00 %) |
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.