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
Silver Belt Mine (Richmond Patent MS 803 claim; Cabinet Silver Patent MS 1293 claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Manganese-bearing Ankerite
Silver-bearing Galena
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Belt Mine (Richmond Patent MS 803 claim; Cabinet Silver Patent MS 1293 claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:252174
Long-form Identifier:1:3:252174:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Look Out Mine; Lookout property), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘArizona National Mine (Anderson Mine), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMcCabe-Gladstone Mine (McCabe Mine; Gladstone Mine; Monopolist claim; Sink To Rise claim; Gladstone claim), Silver Belt-McCabe vein, Galena Gulch area, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Mine (Silver Queen Lead-Zinc Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘIron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCalifornia Mine (Rebel and Little Kicker claims; Patented claims MS 1498 and 1500), Galena Gulch area, Crown King, Tiger Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHenrietta Mine (Henrietta-Gopher Mine; Big Bug Mine; American Flag Mine; Braganza Gold Mine property 1906; Gopher MS 19 claim; Patented mining claims MS 1597), Mayer, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘUnion Mine (Union-Jessie Mine; Jessie Mine; Union group 1; Locey-Pabst Mine; Claims MS 1148; 1149 & 1150), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLone Pine Mine (Loma Verde Mine), Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLelan Mine (Lelan Patent MS 1522 claim; Leland Mine), Lelan-Dividend Mine, McCabe, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 128-129
Anderson, C.A. & S.C. Creasey (1958), Geology and ore deposits of the Jerome area, Yavapai Co., AZ, USGS PP 308: 170.
Brobst, D. A. (1958) Barite resources of the United States. Bulletin 1072b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1072b p.107
 
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