Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Kheneg Ljouâd, Ait Ouabelli Caïdat, Akka Cercle, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

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
Taenite	(Fe,Ni)	97.98%	Iron (59.58 %), Tetrataenite (88.89 %), Troilite (55.20 %)
Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS	74.77%	Pentlandite (74.78 %)
Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	58.97%	Pentlandite (73.72 %)
Pyrite	FeS₂	58.72%	Pentlandite (58.72 %)
Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	58.50%	Pentlandite (58.50 %)
Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	53.96%	Tetrataenite (53.97 %)

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
5 : Primary asteroid phases	50
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	50
4 : Primary chondrule phases	50
7 : Ultramafic igneous rocks	4
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks	4
1 : Stellar atmosphere condensates	3
15 : Black/white smoker minerals and other seafloor hydrothermal minerals	3
38 : Ophiolites	2
54 : Coal and other mine fire minerals (see also #51 and #56)	2
50 : Coal and/or oil shale minerals	2