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Mineral Reference Lookup for l

 This reference page contains mineralogic data for l and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.


Minerals matching l in the database: a-Sulphur   Aastrophyllit   Aastrophyllita   Aastrophyllite   Abelsonit   Abelsonita   Abelsonite   Ablick clay   Ablickit   Ablickita   Ablickite   Ablikit   Ablikita   Ablikite   Ablykit   Ablykita   Ablykite   Abraum Salts   Abraumsalze   Abukumalit   Abukumalita   Abukumalite   Abukumalith   Acadialit   Acadialita   Acadialite   Acadiolit   Acadiolita   Acadiolite   Acadiolithe   Acerilla   Achates unguium colore oculus mundi   Achates vix pellucidanebulosacolore griseo mixto   Achavalit   Achavalita   Achavalite   Achlusit   Achlusita   Achlusite   Acicular arseniate of copper   Acicular Bismuth   Acicular bismuth glance   Acicular boulangerite   Acicular stone   Acicular-ore   Aciculit   Aciculita   Aciculite   Acid plagioclase   Acide molybdique  

Mineralogical Reference

l
Minerala-Sulphur
SynonymSulphur

Sulphur (synonym)

MineralSulphur
ChemistryS
ColorYellow orangewhite
LusterResinousGreasy
CrystalSystemOrthorhombic
CleavageImperfect/Fair Imperfect on {001}{110} and {111}.
Hardness1½ - 2½
SpecificGravity2.08 g/ccm
StreakColourless
OccurencesUsually formed from volcanic action - as a sublimate from volcanic gasses associated with realgarcinnabar and other minerals. It is also found in some vein deposits and as an alteration product of sulphide minerals. It can also be formed biogenically - a major source being salt doemswhere it has formed by the bacterial decomposition of calcium sulfate.
IMAStatusApproved
CellParametersa = 10.45b = 12.84c = 24.46
Ratioa:b:c = 0.814 : 1 : 1.905
OpticalTypeBiaxial (+)
RIn α =1.958 n β =2.038 n γ =2.245
Birefringenceδ=0.287
SurfaceReliefVery High
Strunz1/0.0-10 1 : Elements 0 : 0 :
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