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Calcite On Native Sulphur

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Calcite On Native Sulphur

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Description
Locality: 
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5 × 3.2 cm
Description

A beautiful hand specimen of blocky, bright yellow native sulphur crystals that have been preferentially covered with a fine layer of druzy white translucent calcite crystals.

Apart from where the specimen was removed from its matrix (base) of the specimen it is free of all visible damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Sulphur

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