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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
Murray Brook mine, Balmoral Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, 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 Murray Brook mine, Balmoral Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99863
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99863:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘDevils Elbow mine, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘCamel Back deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘMcMaster deposit, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘCaribou mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Colborne Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘHalf Mile Lake mine, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘWedge mine, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘOrvan Brook deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘHeath Steele mine (Little River mine; Little River Joint Venture), Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘQSR deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘBrunswick Northend zone deposit, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada
References
Sutherland, J. K. (1967) The chemistry of some New Brunswick pyrites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 9 (1) 71-84
dnre-mrne.gnb.ca (2006) http://dnre-mrne.gnb.ca/MineralOccurrence/
(2022) New Brunswick Mineral Occurrence Database, Department of Energy and Mines.
 
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