Sussexite



Brick-red to orange, massive sussexite (unusual color) associated with white calcite, minor black pyrochroite, and a little brown, translucent serpentine. From the Paul Chorney collection, this specimen is on exhibit in the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

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Brick-red to orange sussexite, calcite,  pyrochroite, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg

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Identifier: SSX34a
Locality: South limb of the North Orebody, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg
Specimen size: 17 x 9 x 8 cm
Photo credit: Earl R. Verbeek





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