SULFUR
Specimen sul-20
$ 50.00Dims: 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.2" (5.6 x 4. x 3.0 cm)
Wt: 1.46 oz. (41.6 g)
Vodninskoye Mine, Samara, Russia
Three Sulfur crystals rest on the brown, calcareous host rock of this thumbnail specimen. Only one of these, however, is more than 50% complete, and it is much larger than the others, so I will concentrate on it. It has dimensions of 0.8 x 0.6 x 0.4" (2.0 x 1.5 x 1.0 cm) and is rather badly damaged and missing a portion of one end. Its orthorhombic prismatic form is very good, though, with well-defined edges and clean faces that possess a pearly luster. The crystal has the standard bright yellow coloration and is transparent and quite clear, though it does contain several internal flaws or inclusions. The brown base on which it rests is made up of countless small, intergrown calcite crystals, almost all of which are heavily damaged.