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
Summit View Mine (Ruby Mountain Zinc claims - in part; Lang prospect; Streeter Mine), Corral Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


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 Summit View Mine (Ruby Mountain Zinc claims - in part; Lang prospect; Streeter Mine), Corral Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:655993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:655993:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘSummit King Mine (Ruby Mountain Zinc claims - in part), Corral Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘValley View mine (Owl claim; Hankins property), Road Canyon area, Valley View Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘKnob Hill mine (Long Canyon Mine; L. C. claims), Lee Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘBattle Creek Mine (Noonday Mine; High Ore Mine; Bowring Mine; Friday Mine; Crescent Mine; Ruby Valley Mine; Galenite claims; Battle Creek group; BC claims), Ruby Valley Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Beauty Mine (Kanau Mine; Sloepoke Mine), Lee Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘLJ Ridge Deposit, Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
38.5km (24.0 miles) ⓘBald Mountain mine (Top pit), Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘRBM deposit, Bald Mountain mine, Bald Mountain Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘTripoli Mine, Nevada Bunker Hill Mines, Alladin group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘStanding Elk Claim, Alladin Group, Railroad Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 98-338 chapter 11
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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