Predictive Mineralogy

Possible unrecorded species at Voltago Agordino, Belluno Province, Veneto, Italy

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
Quartz	SiO₂	94.32%	Aragonite (53.70 %), Dolomite (62.52 %), Pyrite (67.27 %)
Calcite	CaCO₃	90.10%	Aragonite (71.64 %), Dolomite (65.13 %)
Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	41.37%	Pyrite (51.72 %)

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 Mode	Score
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	50
49 : Oxic cellular biomineralization (see also #44)	50
21 : Chemically precipitated carbonate, phosphate, iron formations	48
17 : Marine authigenic Hadean minerals (see also #24)	41
26 : Hadean detrital minerals	41
10 : Basalt-hosted zeolite minerals	39
14 : Hot springs, geysers, and other subaerial geothermal minerals	39
39 : High-𝑃 metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh 𝑃 facies)	39
23 : Subaerial aqueous alteration by non-redox-sensitive fluids (see also #47)	11
24 : Authigenic minerals in terrestrial sediments (see also #17)	11