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
San Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:250910
Long-form Identifier:1:3:250910:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEisenhower Mine (Eisenhower property/group; Mission Extension; Palo Verde Mine; Palo Verde copper deposit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine (Daisy shaft), Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘTit-for-Tat Mine, Prosperity Mine group (Helmet Peak group; Helmet Peak Mine; Prosperity claims), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘPima Mine, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘSan Xavier Extension Mine (Red Oxide group; Wakefield group), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘSan Xavier Mine (San Xavier Mine shaft), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘRich Hill Mine group, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘSwastika Mine (Swastika group; Swastika property), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.377
 
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