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!
According to Dunn (1995), fine Norbergite crystals may attain 2-3 cm, some of them of very high quality. Most norbergite, however, occurs as anhedral to subhedral 1-4 mm grains in the host marble.
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