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Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Dananhu Mine, Turpan, Xinjiang, China

This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.

Possible missing speciesFormulaMatch %Due to recorded presence of
PyriteFeS297.31%Anatase (53.26 %), Calcite (51.16 %), Chalcopyrite (75.16 %), Kaolinite (52.65 %)
MagnetiteFe2+Fe3+2O457.88%Ilmenite (57.89 %)
MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)251.80%Kaolinite (51.81 %)
GalenaPbS40.85%Chalcopyrite (51.07 %)
SphaleriteZnS40.53%Chalcopyrite (50.66 %)

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.

Paragenetic ModeScore
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17)50
48 : Soil leaching zone minerals47
16 : Low-𝑇 aqueous alteration of Hadean subaerial lithologies (see also #23)39
22 : Hydration and low-𝑇 subsurface aqueous alteration (see also #23)39
47a : Low-𝑇 subaerial oxidative hydration, weathering (see also #16 and #23) - [Near-surface hydration of prior minerals]39
53 : Other minerals with taphonomic origins39
34 : Complex granite pegmatites28
35 : Ultra-alkali and agpaitic igneous rocks28
36 : Carbonatites, kimberlites, and related igneous rocks25
26 : Hadean detrital minerals23