A mass of fine-grained black pyrochroite interlayered with white to pale brown, fibrous sussexite from a fault zone at Sterling Hill. Sussexite in this form much resembles chrysotile asbestos; note the flexible fibers. This is specimen SHMM-1258 of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.
Identifier: SSX37a Locality: South limb of the North Orebody, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg Specimen size: 10 x 6 x 5 cm Photo credit: Earl R. Verbeek