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Native Sulphur & Aragonite

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Native Sulphur & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Floristella Mine, Enna, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 7.4 × 5.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.20cm
Weight: 
94.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen from Floristella Mine with a lot of native sulphur crystals of excellent quality also known as "Talamone" in association with aragonite. The biggest crystal measures 1.3 X 1 Cm. In this specimen, under UV light aragonite shows a beautiful pink fluorescence. 

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

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