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Sulfur

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

SpeciesSulfur
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions15.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityItaly, Sicily, Cianciana
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 36
Current owner
CC
The Carabas Collection
Member since 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Tom Hall (1971)Not disclosed
—The American Museum of Natural History (New York)Not disclosed
—Clarence S. BementNot disclosed
—J. P. Morgan (1867–1943)Not 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’s renowned collector locality for bright yellow native S8 crystals on aragonite, valued for color, luster, and crystal integrity.
Locality guide
Cianciana
Cianciana, Sicily — historic sulfur locality producing native S8 crystals on aragonite, gypsum, and calcite; prized for color contrast and evaporite context.