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Sulfur and Calcite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

 
Sulfur and Calcite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Sulfur and Calcite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Sulfur and Calcite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Sulfur and Calcite from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 48729
Mineral:Sulfur and Calcite
Locality:Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
Description:Double-sided specimen of lustrous translucent yellow sulfur crystals to 15 mm across with translucent beige-colored scalenohedral calcite crystals to 6 mm coating both the front and rear of the specimen. The calcite fluoresces and phosphoresces under UV.
Overall Size:10x7x5 cm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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