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Aragonite With Sulphur

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Aragonite With Sulphur

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Description
Locality: 
Giumentaro Mine, Capodarso, Enna, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
16 × 12 × 6 cm
Description

A large specimen with numerous sharp, minty green/grey aragonite crystals up to 1.3 cm in length. Nestling in a recess are aggregates of orange/yellow sulphur crystals. The specimen sits well for display and is a top example of the association from the locality. One from my own collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Sulphur

Formula: 
S8
Strunz: 
1.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Peter Crozier Minerals