Sulfur (sharp, gemmy crystal)

Item Description

When it comes to crystallized Sulfur, the finest examples are those from various localities in the Agrigento Province of Sicily. This attractive miniature sized piece is of this famous material. It has the classic electric yellow color, with distinct, well-formed, euhedral faces. When the crystal is backlit, it's rather gemmy, nearly water-clear. The front of the crystal is in excellent condition, but it is contacted on the back where it was detached from the matrix. An excellent quality specimen of what are the most famous Sulfur crystals in the world. For reference, this species should be spelled S-U-L-F-U-R (not sulphur) 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). Wikipedia also states that, "Sulfur is derived from the Latin word sulpur, which was Hellenized to sulphur in the erroneous belief that the Latin word came from Greek."