Sulfur

El Desierto Mine, Potosi Dept., Bolivia
Cabinet, 13.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 cm
Start Time: 12/01/2014 11:45:00 am (CST)
End Time: 12/04/2014 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

From an amazingly gemmy batch of specimens that came out in 2010 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 sculptural CABINETspeicmen are PARTICULARLY gemmy and 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!

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