Sulfur

Item Description

A forest of sulfur crystals covers this large plate from an amazingly gemmy batch of specimens that came out recently 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 crystals on this large specimen are PARTICULARLY gemmy, not opaque bright yellow, but TRANSPARENT and jewel-like (much better in person! 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! Modest periphery wear is noted on this impressive specimen. This showy large piece has crystals up to 2.7 cm long.