Sussexite



The reverse side of specimen FMM-1441, showing the rich color and intricate texture of the intergrown grains of sussexite. Note, toward the right, the small, zincite-lined voids in the altered, solution-etched ore, which contains franklinite as the only surviving original phase.

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Purplish sussexite, brownish orange zincite, white calcite, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg

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Identifier: SSX16b
Locality: South limb of the North orebody, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg
Specimen size: 26 x 12 x 4 cm
Photo credit: Earl R. Verbeek





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