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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
Copper Creek claim (Blue Bell claim), Hoskin, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Copper Creek claim (Blue Bell claim), Hoskin, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334253:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGray Eagle Mine (Dakin Mine), Slater Butte, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBlue Ledge Mine (Blue Ledge Extension Mine), Windy Peak, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine (East Cowboy), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘQueen of Bronze Mine (North and South Queen of Bronze), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
58.2km (36.2 miles) ⓘHumdinger Mine, Williams Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘAlta Mine, Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘPolar Bear Mine (Chalcopyrite Mine), Schneider Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘSiskiyou Lead Mine (Balfrey Mine; Balfrey Lead claim; Balfrey claim), Lovers Leap, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘCopper Bluff Mine, Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘFlorence Occurrence, Mount Emily, Curry County, Oregon, USA
References
O’Brien, J.C. (1947), Mines and mineral resources of Siskiyou County: California Journal of Mines and Geology, California Division Mines (Report 43): 43(4): 424
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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