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!
Parent triphylite from this locality has Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.09 (Moore, 2000; Chapman, 1943). The reason for this remarkable ratio is the large MgO content (7.38 weight percent).