Sulfur | |
Chemical Formula |
S8 |
Species |
Native Elements |
Crystal System |
Orthorhombic |
Mohs Scale |
1-2 |
Specific Gravity |
2.05 |
Color |
Light yellow, brownish yellow, there are impurities with red, green color, gray and black |
Streak |
Light yellow |
Luster |
Adamantine,Greasy |
Diaphaneity |
Translucent |
Cleavage |
Poor |
Fracture |
Conchoidal |
Crystal Habit:Usually a compact massive, granular, banded, globose, stalactitic aggregate | |
Geological Setting:Where liquid native sulphur has flowed from volcanoes. |