Sulfur

Item Description

Sulfur is one of the more popular native element species for collectors, and it has been known for thousands of years. Historically the mineral was referred to as "brimstone", and according to Wikipedia it is, " the tenth most abundant element by mass in the universe and the fifth most abundant on Earth". This piece is a beautiful and fine quality full-sized cabinet sized specimen of the famous, classic electric yellow colored Sulfur crystals from the El Desierto Mine in the salt flats of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. This piece host a coverage of excellent, sharp, highly lustrous, well-formed, glowing yellow color, crystals on matrix. The largest crystal measures 2.5 cm, and shows elongated pyramidal growth. A few rough spots can be seen, but the major crystals are all in fine shape. You don't see a lot of piece of this size with such fine crystals and good aesthetics, so don't miss out. A really showy and excellent quality display specimen of what are some of the most well-known Sulfur crystals in the world. Valued $1,500.
For reference, this species should be spelled S-U-L-F-U-R (not sulphur) as both the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry along with the British Royal Society of Chemistry adopted this spelling in the 1990s (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur#Spelling_and_etymology). Wikipedia also states that, "Sulfur is derived from the Latin word sulpur, which was Hellenized to sulphur in the erroneous belief that the Latin word came from Greek."