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David
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 Posted: Jun 05, 2020 03:00 Post subject: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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Talking about sulphur, I have this piece that I've bought some years ago from a flea market in Lisbon, I don't know where it is from. Could it be Italy?
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David
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2020 03:08 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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But I also have this Romanian native sulphur.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2020 06:40 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| David wrote: | | Talking about sulphur, I have this piece that I've bought some years ago from a flee market in Lisbon, I don't know from where it is. Could it be Italy? |
Rather not Italy, could be from El Desierto Mine, Potosí, Bolivia.
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David
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2020 11:24 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| Tobi wrote: | | David wrote: | | Talking about sulphur, I have this piece that I've bought some years ago from a flee market in Lisbon, I don't know from where it is. Could it be Italy? |
Rather not Italy, could be from El Desierto Mine, Potosí, Bolivia.
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Tobi |
Thank you Tobi! The only thing I can say is that I bought it from Portugal 5 or 6 years ago. Other than that I have no clue. I will look for comparable in Potosi.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2020 13:50 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| It could be Spanish, but that is not obvious. Search for 'Conil'
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2020 13:58 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| James Catmur wrote: | | It could be Spanish, but that is not obvious. Search for 'Conil' |
I don't think so James, sorry.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Jun 05, 2020 14:28 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| I thought not too
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2020 04:01 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| David wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | David wrote: | | Talking about sulphur, I have this piece that I've bought some years ago from a flee market in Lisbon, I don't know from where it is. Could it be Italy? |
Rather not Italy, could be from El Desierto Mine, Potosí, Bolivia.
Regards
Tobi |
Thank you Tobi! The only thing I can say is that I bought it from Portugal 5 or 6 years ago. Other than that I have no clue. I will look for comparable in Potosi. |
Sure there are several localities for sulphur, but El Desierto produced masses of specimens that look like that, so a "flea market specimen" of lower quality could be most likely from that locality. Maybe you could post a photo of the matrix?
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David
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2020 06:53 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| Tobi wrote: | | David wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | David wrote: | | Talking about sulphur, I have this piece that I've bought some years ago from a flee market in Lisbon, I don't know from where it is. Could it be Italy? |
Rather not Italy, could be from El Desierto Mine, Potosí, Bolivia.
Regards
Tobi |
Thank you Tobi! The only thing I can say is that I bought it from Portugal 5 or 6 years ago. Other than that I have no clue. I will look for comparable in Potosi. |
Sure there are several localities for sulphur, but El Desierto produced masses of specimens that look like that, so a "flea market specimen" of lower quality could be most likely from that locality. Maybe you could post a photo of the matrix? |
Hello, Tobi!
Thank you! You are right, this specimen doesn't have any remarkable features so It might just be from anywhere. Sure, I can post a picture with the matrix.
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Alex
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 08, 2020 02:29 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| According to the photo of the matrix, I would still say it looks like from El Desierto Mine (but of course this is not a proof).
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David
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| Posted: Jun 08, 2020 10:18 Post subject: Re: From where is this Sulphur?. Could it be from Italy? |
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| Tobi wrote: | | According to the photo of the matrix, I would still say it looks like from El Desierto Mine (but of course this is not a proof). |
Thank you very much Tobi! That is good enough for me!
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David
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