mineral general info

Origin: Penberthy Croft mine, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, UK

Sample size: aggregated sulfur crystals in a 5 mm corroded galena cavity (left), Pale yellow rounded crystals of sulfur in a partly oxidised mass of galena. Area 6 mm (right)

Owner: Steve Rust

Origin: Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch; Llawynwnwch), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK

Sample size: crystals to 2 mm

Owner: Steve Rust

Origin: Llangynog Mine, Llangynog, Powys (Montgomeryshire), Wales, UK

Sample size: 1.2 mm crystal (left), Pale yellow crystals to 0.5 mm on corroded galena with anglesite (right)

Owner: Steve Rust

Photo courtesy of:

Steve Rust

Origin: Vodinskoye Deposit, Povolzhsky Region, Russia

Sample size: 5.5 x 4.5 x 4 cm

Origin: El Desierto Mine, Bolivia

Sample size: 8.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

Sulfur with minor bitumen

Origin: Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy

Ex. Ed Rosenzweig collection

Sample size: 3.1 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm

Photo courtesy of:

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

Origin: Cianciana, Girgenti, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy

Sample size: 4 x 5 x 6.9 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens