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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
Hosokura mine, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Colour:Colorless
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hosokura mine, Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:299504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:299504:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘOdomori mine, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘOhori mine (Ou'hori mine; Obori mine), Mogami, Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘFukufune deposit, Mogami, Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘWashiaimori mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘUnekura mine, Yuda, Nishiwaga, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘOarasawa-Akutozawa Mine, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
53.3km (33.1 miles) ⓘWashinosu mine, Waga District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
53.8km (33.4 miles) ⓘInnai mine, Ogachi, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, Japan
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘOya mine, Motoyoshi, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘAkagane mine, Esashi ward, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
References
Narita, E. (1961). Wall rock alteration in the kanoko vein Swarm, Hosokura Mine, Miyagi prefecture, north-east Japan. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and mineralogy= 北海道大學理學部紀要, 11(1), 59-75.
Sadanaga, Ryoichi, Bunno, Michiaki (1974) The Wakabayashi Mineral Collection. Bulletin 7. The University Museum, The University of Tokyo
Urabe, T. (1977) Partition of cadmium and manganese between coexisting sphalerite and galena from some Japanese epithermal deposits. Mineralium Deposita, 12 (3) 319-330 doi:10.1007/bf00206170
Togari, Kenji (1978) Colour of Sphalerite. Jour. Fac. Sci., Hokkaido Univ., Ser. IV, vol. 18, no. 3, Mar., 1978, pp. 283-290.
Nokleberg, W.J., ed., (2010) Metallogenesis and tectonics of northeast Asia: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1765, 624 p.
 
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