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Formula: S
Element, sulphur group, monoclinic
paramorph of rosickýite (also
monoclinic) and orthorhombic sulphur
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Specific gravity: 2.0 measured
Colour: Pale yellow
Magnetism: Non-Magnetic
Environments
Clinosulphur is stable above 95.39°C, and metastable at room temperature. It is commonly found as pale
yellow needles around low-temperature fumaroles with gas temperatures above 96°C
(Mindat).
Localities
The type locality is La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands, Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, Italy.
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