Sulfur

Sulfur on aragonite
Origin: Serradifalco Mine, Caltaniessetta, Sicily, Italy
Sample size: 11 x 8.7 x 3.7 cm
 
  
Sulfur on calcite
Origin: Vodinskoe, Urals, Russia
Sample size: 9.7 x 8.1 x 7.8 cm
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
Origin: El Desierto Mine, Bolivia
Sample size: 10.7 x 7.6 x 4.8 cm (top), 12.0 x 9.3 x 4.5 cm (2nd row), 6.8 x 4.4 x 2.3 cm (3rd row), 6.2 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm (4th row), 6.5 x 5.1 x 3.3 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Cianciana, Siciliy, Italy
Sample size: 7 x 11 cm
 
Origin: Saba, The Netherlands Antilles
Sample size: thumbnails
 
Sulphur-gypsum deposits formed by solftaric action on andesitic agglomerates and tuffs; both sulphur and gypsum are pure phases; Sulphur at this locality was mined only for short periods, especially in the years 1875-1876 and 1904-1907 for export to the USA
Origin: Behind the ridge, Saba, The Netherlands Antilles
Sample size: 15 x 22 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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