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Native Sulphur With Aragonite Celestine On Calcite

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Native Sulphur With Aragonite Celestine On Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Cozzo Disi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
16 × 14 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.70cm
Weight: 
1 076.00gr
Description

Unusual lemon yellow, shiny native sulphur crystals associated with fine aragonite on calcite, with some unusual blue celestine crystals. This specimen comes from an old find. This is an unusual combo specimen very hard to find currently. Specimen has some small tips and damage but acceptable due to age. Sulfur crystals are perfect terminated. This is really amazing specimen

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sulphur

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

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Celestine

Formula: 
SrSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bell's Mill, Bellwood, Blair Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

Calcite

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