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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Sphalerite from
Perdu Cara Mine (Perdu Cara-Santa Vittoria veins; Perdu Cara deposit), Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perdu Cara Mine (Perdu Cara-Santa Vittoria veins; Perdu Cara deposit), Fluminimaggiore, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:422700
Long-form Identifier:1:3:422700:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBarraxiutta Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCruccueu Mine (Su Salixi Nieddu), Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘPerdu Carta Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘIs Murvonis Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘSa Duchessa Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘReigraxius Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘMaciurru Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘPerda Niedda Mine, Domusnovas, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘCanale Serci Mine (Monti Mannu Mine), Villacidro, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMalacalzetta Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Province, Sardinia, Italy
References
doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.3390/min9070429
Stara, P., Rizzo, R., and Tanca, G.A. [with contributions of Vinci, A., and Astolfi, M.] (1996) Iglesiente e Arburese. Miniere e Minerali. Associazione Mineralogica Sarda, Associazione Mineralogica Domusnovas, Gruppo Mineralogico Arburese, Gruppo Mineralogico Paleontologico Piacentino, Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo et al. Ed., Siena, Vol. 2, 192 pp.
Naitza , S., Conte, A.M., Cuccuru, S., Oggiano, G., Secchi, F., and Tecce, F. (2017) A Late Variscan tin province associated to the ilmenite-series granites of the Sardinian Batholith (Italy): The Sn and Mo mineralisation around the Monte Linas ferroan granite. Ore Geology Reviews, 80, 1259-1278
Moroni, Marilena, Rossetti, Piergiorgio, Naitza, Stefano, Magnani, Lorenzo, Ruggieri, Giovanni, Aquino, Andrea, Tartarotti, Paola, Franklin, Andrea, Ferrari, Elena, Castelli, Daniele, Oggiano, Giacomo, Secchi, Francesco (2019) Factors Controlling Hydrothermal Nickel and Cobalt Mineralization—Some Suggestions from Historical Ore Deposits in Italy. Minerals, 9 (7) 429 doi:10.3390/min9070429
 
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