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Native Sulphur

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Native Sulphur

Ex Norbert Röschl collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Gibellina Mine, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4.2 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Description

A classic, superb, translucent and lustrous sulfur crystal specimen.

Several perfect Sulfur crystals sitting on hydrocarbon-stained calcite matrix.

Very fine isolated crystals, and such are uncommon!

Ex Norbert Röschl collection, Germany

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sulphur

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