Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Columbia Mine (April Fool claim; Belo Horizonte claim; California Gem Mine; Columbia Gem Mine; Desert Rose claim; San Jacinto Gem Mine; Discovery), Thomas Mountain, Thomas Mountain [town], Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, 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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Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 85.81% | Elbaite (62.03 %), Schorl (62.64 %) |
Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) | 66.61% | Elbaite (66.61 %) |
Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) | 53.89% | Elbaite (53.90 %) |
Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | 48.67% | Elbaite (60.85 %) |
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.