Sulfur

Item Description

A forest of gemmy sulfur spikes crown this showy mounded piece 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 piece 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! A bit of periphery wear is noted along one edge, but is only a modest detraction from this impressive specimen. This fine piece has crystals up to 1.7 cm each.