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
Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia


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Sphalerite, etc.

Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
07224500017368930243416.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
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Sphalerite, etc.

Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Raite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Yubileinaya pegmatite, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20162:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘKarnasurt mine, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘKarnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘPegmatite No. 60, Second Eastern Stream, Karnasurt Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘAlluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘUmbozero North quarry, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘUmbozero mine, Alluaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSengischorr Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘParguaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘKuamdespakhk Mt, Suoluai River Valley, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBolshoi Punkaruaiv Mountain, Lovozersky District, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
References
Pekov, Igor V. (1998) Minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Ocean Pictures, Moscow. 369pp.
Mandarino, Joseph A. (2000) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 201-207
Pekov, I. G. (2000) Lovozero Massif - History, Pegmatites, Minerals. Ocean Pictures Ltd. 480pp.
 
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