Sulfur

Item Description

From an amazingly gemmy batch of specimens that recently came from this contemporary sulfur find. The finds of beautiful crystallized sulfur in Bolivia came at a great time, when old specimens from Sicily have become really hard to get and expensive, and only a trickle is coming from Russia. The striking, elongated compound crystals, up to 4.0 cm!, on this fine CABINET piece are PARTICULARLY gemmy - not opaque bright yellow, but TRANSPARENT and jewel-like (much better in person!). Some are even hoppered. This particular piece does have some broken crystals, but it is hard to tell. The camera does not come close to capturing them; they are really like bright gems - way beyond Italian or Russian sulfurs in brightness and luster! A dramatic, two-sided, large sulfur.