Sulfur

Item Description

Fine crystallized Sulfurs are not common around the world, but pieces from Vodinskoe, Russia are certainly among the best for the species. This very sharp and incredibly well-formed miniature specimen has excellent luster and internal gemminess with a glowing yellow hue. There are several TEXTBOOK crystal faces on the piece which are incredibly smooth and well-formed, which is not common for Sulfur as a species. When backlit, you can see that the crystals are INCREDIBLY GEMMY inside, virtually WATER CLEAR! It's nearly a "floater", save one little contact on the bottom. Very little damage and very worthwhile for any collector of the material. Valued at $750. For reference, the species should now be spelled S-U-L-F-U-R as both the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry along with the British Royal Society of Chemistry adopted this spelling in the 1990s (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur#Spelling_and_etymology)