Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Wabar meteorite (Al Hadidah; Nejed), Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Iron | Fe | 95.77% | Taenite (95.78 %) |
Troilite | FeS | 84.60% | Taenite (84.60 %) |
Hematite | Fe2O3 | 63.46% | Maghemite (63.46 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 51.15% | Maghemite (51.15 %) |
Chromite | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 | 49.91% | Taenite (62.40 %) |
Rutile | TiO2 | 46.22% | Coesite (57.78 %) |
Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 | 42.66% | Stishovite (53.33 %) |
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.