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
Williams Mine (Page Williams Mine), Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, 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 Williams Mine (Page Williams Mine), Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:568246
Long-form Identifier:1:3:568246:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGolden Giant Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘDavid Bell Mine, Hemlo gold deposit, Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘFearless-Python property, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘWhite River property (White River gold occurrence), Bomby Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘBig Lake deposit, Marathon area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘPeekongay Mine, Pic Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘAmeranium prospect (Geordie Lake; Macrae), Seeley Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘArea 41 deposit, Seeley Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘWillroy mine, Gemmell Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1991) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Sudbury to Winnipeg. Miscellaneous Report 49. Geological Survey of Canada 315 pp. doi:10.4095/132238 p.86
Powell, Wayne G., Pattison, David R. M. (1997) An exsolution origin for low-temperature sulfides at the Hemlo gold deposit, Ontario, Canada. Economic Geology, 92 (5) 569-577 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.5.569
 
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