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Name: |
sulfur |
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Class: |
Native Element |
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Chemistry: |
S8 |
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Color(s): |
yellow, brownish black, Streak: white |
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Hardness: |
2 |
SpecGrav: |
2.0 - 2.1 |
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Fracture: |
conchoidal |
Cleavage: |
incomplete |
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Crystal: |
Orthorhombic (bipyramidal, sometimes tabular) often as a crust |
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Envronment: |
usually from a direct sublimation process from a vents or fumarols |
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Association: |
cinnabar, stibnite, calcite, gypsum, halite |
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Locals: |
| Italy | Wyoming, Utah, California/USA | Japan | Indonesia | USSR | |
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Misc: |
The origin of the name is unknown, but it was known in ancient times. |
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1.) Baja, Mexico |
2.) Baja, Mexico |
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