Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Sphalerite vs. Anorthite Both zinc ore Sphalerite and calcium plagioclase feldspar Anorthite have perfect cleavage that will split cleanly if you hit them with a hammer, but only one can claim a larger split of your votes!
Flat tabular crystals were found with tourmaline in gneiss
Two relatively large crystals, one about 1/4" in diameter, a fine euhedral rhombohedral crystal, embedded in a matrix of magnetite, diopside, chlorite and green serpentine.
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA