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Sulfur

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The Carabas Collection
0 for sale·Member since 2026
Sulfur on limestone, 15.2 cm, from Cianciana, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. No repairs or restorations. The main sulfur crystal measures 6.4 cm. Mined during the 1870s. Ex collections of J. P. Morgan, Clarence S. Bement (specimen No. 89), The American Museum of Natural History (New York), Tom Hall (1971), and Scott Rudolph. Joe Budd photo, courtesy of The Arkenstone.

Product details

Species
SulfurAbout Sulfur →
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions15.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
Italy, Sicily, CiancianaRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 36

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Tom Hall (1971)Not disclosed
—The American Museum of Natural History (New York)Not disclosed
—Clarence S. BementNot disclosed
—J. P. MorganNot disclosed

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Sulfur
Mineral guide
Learn about Sulfur
vivid canary-yellow crystals with resinous luster; rare euhedrals, famed Sicilian mines and top localities; fragility boosts collecting value and care.
Sulfur
Regional guide
Sulfur from Cianciana, Sicily, Italy
Cianciana sulfur, Sicily — premier collector locality yielding sharp, lemon-yellow native S8 crystals on aragonite and calcite, with mining context and rarity.