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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
Jelení hill, Horní Hoštice, Javorník, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jelení hill, Horní Hoštice, Javorník, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:24577
Long-form Identifier:1:3:24577:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘZłoty Jar quarry, Złoty Jar, Szlakowa Dolina, Złoty Stok, Gmina Złoty Stok, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘReicher Trost Mine, Kłodzki Gorge, Złoty Stok, Gmina Złoty Stok, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘFilip Mine, Lutynia, Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘZálesí uranium deposit, Zálesí, Javorník, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘHraničná deposit, Petrovice, Skorošice, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘReiche Silber Glück adit, Dębowina, Gmina Bardo, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘStříbrník mines, Nýznerov, Skorošice, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘHutung quarry, Žulová, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘNový lom (New quarry), Černá Voda, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘVycpálek quarry, Vápenná, Jeseník District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
References
Pauliš, P., Novák, F., Ševců, J.: Sekundární minerály z uranového ložiska Jelení vrch u Horních Hoštic v Rychlebských horách. Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae geologicae, 2004, roč. 89, s. 121 - 138.
 
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