SULFUR

SULFUR INFO

• Chemical Formula- S8
• Color- Yellow to Yellow Brown
• Streak- White
• Hardness- 1.5 - 2.5
• Specific Gravity- 2.0 - 2.1

SULFUR INFO

• Luster- adamantine on clean, crystal surfaces, otherwise dull.
• Crystal Shape- Orthorhombic
• Cleavage- None
• Fracture- Conchoidal
• Location on Where it is Found- Near Volcanoes, hot springs, rotten eggs, etc.

SULFUR INFO

• Transparency- Can be transparent to opaque
• Class- Sulfur Polymorph group
• Mineral Group- Native elements; non metallic elements
• What has it been used for- sulfuric acids, fertilizer, gunpowder, sulfur compounds, etc.

How was Sulfur Discovered?

It was found in 600-700 BC, so no one is really sure how it was.

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