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Aragonite over Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

 
Aragonite over Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Aragonite over Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Aragonite over Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Aragonite over Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

DESCRIPTION:No. 45322
Mineral:Aragonite over Sulfur
Locality:Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
Description:Prismatic colorless aragonite crystals over yellow sulfur. The aragonite is pseudohexagonal form, the result of cyclic twinning and the twin planes are easily visible on the termination faces. The aragonite fluoresces and phosphoresces under UV.
Overall Size:7.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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