Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Findley Gulch (Findlay Gulch), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
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 | 93.43% | Altaite (80.20 %), Galena (66.84 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 73.55% | Altaite (81.34 %), Galena (56.79 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 71.43% | Altaite (68.58 %), Galena (65.95 %) |
Gold | Au | 63.37% | Altaite (79.21 %) |
Hessite | Ag2Te | 59.57% | Altaite (59.57 %) |
Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS | 53.19% | Altaite (53.19 %) |
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.