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!
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Sphalerite from
Sun-Gold Mine (Sun Gold Mine; Sungold Mine), Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sun-Gold Mine (Sun Gold Mine; Sungold Mine), Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177708
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177708:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘMildren Mine (Mildren claim; Mildred Mine), Mildren Mine group, Ko Vaya, Cababi Mining District (Comobabi Mining District), Comobabi Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘBallas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘBallas Silver-Lead Mine, Ballas Mine area, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBlack Prince Mine (Silver Bullion Mine), Sierra Blanca Mountain, Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine (Bonanza vein; SRK Mine; Mitchell Mine; Kerr Mine; Calvillo Mine), Coyote Mining District, Coyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
45.5km (28.2 miles) ⓘGold Bullion Mine (Banes 1 & 2 claims; Banes claims; Last Chance claim group; Tellurium claim group), Weaver Canyon, Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zn-Cu prospect Vhse-036n, Vaca Hills, Silver Bell Mining District, Silver Bell Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘLakeshore Mine, North Komelik area, Casa Grande Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘIndiana-Arizona Mine group (Carbonate group), Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 113 (Table 4).
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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