Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at La Negra mine, La Negra-Coquimbana district, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile
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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Pyrite | FeS2 | 97.71% | Calcite (51.16 %), Coronadite (57.93 %), Franklinite (50.00 %), Goethite (55.41 %), Hematite (50.17 %) |
Galena | PbS | 85.91% | Coronadite (69.00 %), Franklinite (54.55 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 83.78% | Coronadite (57.20 %), Franklinite (62.12 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 59.04% | Coronadite (59.04 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 56.06% | Franklinite (56.06 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 54.50% | Spessartine (54.51 %) |
Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 | 51.25% | Hausmannite (51.25 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 43.09% | Coronadite (53.87 %) |
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.