Sulfur

Item Description

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 canary-yellow crystals on this plate 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! The crystals on one corner of the plate are broken, but are certainly a minimal detraction. The HIGHLIGHT of this large plate is the fabulous, 2.0 cm, upright, V-twinned crystal with skeletal features.