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Native Sulphur On Quartz On Calcite

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Native Sulphur On Quartz On Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Niccioleta Mine, Massa Marittima, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.5 × 10 × 7.5 cm
Weight: 
1 152.00gr
Description

The most unusual combination of bright lemon yellow sulphur crystals on colorless quartz with a calcite core. Seldom offered locality - specially no sulphur specimens on the market or even the internet. Very rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sulphur

Formula: 
S8
Strunz: 
1.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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