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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Ankerite from
Philadelphia Mine (Philadelphia and Nelson groups; Philadelphia tunnel; Patented claims MS 3139a and 3139b and 2823), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Philadelphia Mine (Philadelphia and Nelson groups; Philadelphia tunnel; Patented claims MS 3139a and 3139b and 2823), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246733
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246733:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Rough Rider Patented claim 1599a; Patented claims 1599a & 1599b), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘWildflower Mine (Anaconda tunnel; Sabronje shoot; Sabronje drift; Patented claims 1232; 1233; 1235; 1236; 4542; 4544; Green Mountain Gen. No. 289 claim), Towers Mountain area, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘM & M prospect (M and M vein; M & M vein), Tiger Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘCougar Mine (Patented claim 1111; Hayden shaft; Bond property; Baker shaft), Crown King, Tiger Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘFat Jack Mine, Lane Mountain, Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.7 miles) ⓘThunderbolt Mine (Silver Zone Mine), Black Canyon, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘHoward Copper Mine (Howard Copper Company property; Copper Schist Patented MS 3645 claim), Black Canyon, Bumble Bee, Black Canyon Mining District, Wickenburg Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘPine Flat Mine, Pine Flat, Turkey Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘVenezia Mine, Crooks Canyon, Venezia area, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘStarlight Mine, Crooks Canyon, Venezia, Hassayampa Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 169-170.
 
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