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Aragonite on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

 
Aragonite on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

Aragonite on Sulfur from Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 60372
Mineral:Aragonite on Sulfur
Locality:Agrigento District (Girgenti), Sicily, Italy
Description:Lustrous translucent colorless aragonite crystals to 4 mm over translucent lemon-yellow sulfur. The aragonite crystals apparently formed over a stubby hexagonal aragonite crystal and they fluoresce/phosphoresce white under SW UV illumination. Ex. W. Keller #543
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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