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!
Found near the numerous porphyry dykes and not uncommon in the Sacramento contact zone. Cole Shaft-1400 level, as a white-green flaky material with pyrite. Holbrook shaft-500 level, 555 drift, banded pink and green layers of platy antigorite with calcite, pyrite and hematite.
Line pit, Cecil County, Maryland, USA