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
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai 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 Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell Mine and Quarry; Patented claims 1528; Blue Coat vein; Blue Buck claim), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:209387
Long-form Identifier:1:3:209387:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDe Soto Mine (Patented claims MS 1462 & 1463; Copper Link; Whale), Battle Flat, Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGolden Belt Mine (Golden Turkey Extension Mine), Cleator, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘGolden Turkey Mine (Silver Pheasant Mine), Turkey Creek, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFrench Lily Mine (French Lilly Mine; Cedar Talisman Mine), Turkey Creek Station, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘMorgan Mine, Pine Creek, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘHackberry Mine (Patented claim MS 909), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘUpshot Mine (Billy Goat Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘSilver Cord Mine (Infant Mine; Infant tunnel; Brooks claims; American Flagg; McCutcheon shaft; Gold Crown Mine; Cutter Mine [?]), Turkey Creek Station, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘPeck Mine (First Extension of the Peck Gen. No. 93 Patent; Patented claims MS 3142), Peck Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 143-145.
 
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