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Sulphur On Aragonite & Bitumen

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Sulphur On Aragonite & Bitumen

Ex J & S Mommers Collection.

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Description
Locality: 
Cozzo Disi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 3 × 2.4 cm
Description

Bright, translucent lemon yellow native sulphur crystals on a bed of white aragonite crystals with numerous inclusions and dark brown patches of naturally occuring bitumen.

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
Earthstones Australia

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