Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Mpendle, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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 | 95.42% | Molybdenite (66.37 %), Sarmientite (62.50 %), Wulfenite (63.76 %) |
Pyrite | FeS2 | 86.46% | Ilsemannite (57.33 %), Molybdenite (68.29 %) |
Calcite | CaCO3 | 76.06% | Sarmientite (50.00 %), Wulfenite (52.13 %) |
Galena | PbS | 69.21% | Wulfenite (69.21 %) |
Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O | 62.50% | Sarmientite (62.50 %) |
Cerussite | PbCO3 | 58.77% | Wulfenite (58.77 %) |
Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 50.00% | Sarmientite (50.00 %) |
Sulphur | S8 | 50.00% | Sarmientite (50.00 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 48.66% | Molybdenite (60.83 %) |
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.