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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Orthoclase from
Herring Cove traverse, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada


Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Herring Cove traverse, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:308458
Long-form Identifier:1:3:308458:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘOldham gold district, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘLong Lake prospect, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘMillet Brook U-Ag deposit, Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
71.3km (44.3 miles) ⓘWalker Moly prospect (New Russell prospect), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘTurner tin prospect, New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘCain and Riddle mine (Old mine; Lower mine), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
78.0km (48.4 miles) ⓘReeves pit (Reeves tin pit), New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘEast Dalhousie, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
References
Lemanski, Chet Jr. (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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