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
Picacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, 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 Picacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246761
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246761:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘRat Tail claim (Pack Rat claim), Belmont Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘOctave Mine (Joker Mine; Bonanza Mine), Octave, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine (Hum Bug Creek placers), Hum Bug Creek, Hum Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘMyers Mine (Meyers Mine; George Myers Mine), Rich Hill, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘHumbug Mines (Humbug Gold property; Humbug property), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.7 miles) ⓘButton Mine (Button 13 claim; Button 8 claim; Gold Button 9 claim), Minnehaha Flats, Minnehaha Creek, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘVulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘLane Mine, Copper Basin area, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Jahns, R.H. (1952), Pegmatite deposits of the White Picacho District, Maricopa and Yavapai Cos., AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 162: 79.
 
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