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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
Bird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada


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 Bird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49474
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49474:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOre Fault deposit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘWento shaft, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘMaskwa Open Pit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘDumbarton Mine, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘTanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘRush group, Rush Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘCrocidile pegmatite, Shatford Creek-Bird River Area, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘGunnar Au deposit, Rice Lake Gold District, Manitoba, Canada
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘOgama-Rockland Au deposit, Rice Lake Gold District, Manitoba, Canada
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘSol-Oro Grande Au deposit, Rice Lake Gold District, Manitoba, Canada
References
Nickel, E. H. (1972) Nickeliferous smythite from some Canadian occurrences. The Canadian Mineralogist, 11 (2) 514-519
Scott, S. D., Gasparrini, E. (1973) Argentian pentlandite, (Fe,Ni)8AgS8, from Bird River, Manitoba. The Canadian Mineralogist, 12 (3) 165-168
Ritchie, Paul M. H. (1973) A study of the copper-nickel-zinc deposit of Bird River Mines Co. Ltd., Southeastern Manitoba. MS Thesis University of Manitoba.
 
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