Mineral description : Sulphur

Sulphur crystal from Ukraina, Russia.

Sulphur crystals on a rock. From San Torini, Greece.

Sulphur crust on a rock. From San Torini, Greece.

Mineral class	Elements : Sulphur group
Chemical formula	S
Crystal system	Orthorombic
Habitus
Cleavage
Hardness	1.5-2
Density	2.0-2.1
Color	Yellow.
Streak
Luster
Description
Occurance	Usually created around volcanos, but also as a secondary mineral in sulphide ores.
Associates	Pyrite
Notes	Burns in air with a sticky smell ( sulphuric acid ).
Locations	Sala silver mine. As powder in fractures. Gunilstorp, Småland. Around weathered pyrite. Nasafjäll silver mine. In quarts druses.

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