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Sulphur & Aragonite

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Sulphur & Aragonite

ex Mainz-Kastel mineral show 2013
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.7 × 10.2 × 5.5 cm
Description

A nice, rich sulphur cabinet specimen from older discovery in 1980er years.

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