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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
Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:The lustrous black spalerite is high in iron.
Habit:Modified and twinned tetrahedra to several cm
Colour:black
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite243
- var Manganese-bearing Calcite3
Pyrite167
Quartz117
Rhodochrosite79
Arsenopyrite78
Galena67
Pyrrhotite58
Dolomite46
Siderite34
Bournonite25
Chalcopyrite23
Boulangerite19
Plumosite5
Aragonite4
Marcasite4
Sphalerite4
- var Marmatite4
Baryte3
Gypsum2
Vivianite2
Tetrahedrite Subgroup1
Childrenite1
Ankerite-Kutnohorite Series1
Coronadite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trepça Mine, Trepça complex, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:40241
Long-form Identifier:1:3:40241:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
3.6km (2.2 miles) Melenica Listvenite, Mitrovica, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
24.2km (15.0 miles) Crnac (Cërnac) Mine, Leposavić, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
32.9km (20.5 miles) Belo Brdo Mine, Leposavić, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
34.3km (21.3 miles) Draznja deposit (Drazhnje; Cuka e Batlavë), Podujevo, Pristina District, Kosovo
42.2km (26.2 miles) Ajvalia Mine (Hajvalija Mine; Hajvali Mine), Pristina (Prishtina; Priština), Pristina District, Kosovo
42.8km (26.6 miles) Djavolja Varos, Kursumlija, Toplica District, Central Serbia, Serbia
42.9km (26.6 miles) Kizevak deposit, Raška, Raška District, Central Serbia, Serbia
42.9km (26.6 miles) Glavika Laterite Mine, Glavika, Shtime, Ferizaj District, Kosovo
43.7km (27.1 miles) Badovc Mine, Badoc, Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
44.2km (27.4 miles) Janjevo deposit, Gračanica (Graçanicë), Graçanica, Pristina District, Kosovo
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