Sulfur is another rare species at MSH.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Color is usually brilliant yellow.
Luster is resinous to greasy.
Diaphaneity is translucent to opaque.
Crystal System is orthorhombic, Fddd
Crystal Habits include (??).
Cleavage {001}, {110} and {111} are imperfect.
Fracture is conchoidal to uneven.
Hardness is 1.5 – 2.5
Specific Gravity is approximately 2.1 g/cm
Streak is white.
Associated Minerals include lepidocrocite.
Distinguishing Features: Color.
Origin: Known from Antiquity and named from the Latin sulphurum, sulfur.
CLASSIFICATION:
Dana System
# 1.3.5.1
Strunz Classification
# I/B.03-10
REFERENCES:
Dana 8:30-31 (1997)
DISTRIBUTION AND RARITY AT MONT SAINT-HILAIRE:
MSH
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