Sulphur

Specimen Summary

Sulphur gets its name from the latin word ""sulpur"", meaning ""to burn"". Sulphur forms transparent to translucent yellow to yellowish-brown crystals. Found more typically as powdery yellow coatings.

Most native sulphur is found in sedimentary rocks. Large deposits are formed by the reduction of sulfates, often biogenically. Usually formed from volcanic activity - as a sublimate(transform from gas to solid & vice versa) from volcanic gasses associated with realgar, cinnabar and other minerals. Also found in vein deposits and as an alteration products of sulphide minerals.

Sulphurs greatest commercial use is the production of sulfuric acid for fertilizers and other chemical processes. Other uses include matches, insecticides and fungicides.

Specimen Data

 

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Collection Details

Original Collection:

Oliver & District Heritage Society Museum (OM)

Sub Collection:

-

Collection ID:

OM_16

Virtual Museum ID:

19-OM16

Accessibility:

Date Added to VM:

2019-06-06

Location Information

Sample Origin:

unknown

Specific Site:

-

UTM Easting:

313914

UTM Northing:

5450947

Datum:

11 (NAD83)

Coordinate Accuracy:

Approximate

Specimen Details

VM Category:

Mineral

Primary Features:

Sulphur

Primary Mineral Formula:

S

Primary Category:

native element

Secondary Features:

-

Advanced Geological Information

 

The following section provides geological data relating to the specimen or the site it was collected from, when available. Information has been obtained from various sources including private and government datasets but may not be up to date. Any geological time periods or ages listed often relate to the primary geology of the area, and may not be the actual date of an event such as mineral formation.

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Stratigraphic Age:

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Geological Belt:

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Geological Terrane:

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Minfile ID:

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Minfile Link:

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Site Details:

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