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Post by vegasjames on Jun 7, 2022 19:21:01 GMT -5
Was out looking for chalcedony and opals when I saw these 2 bright yellowish-green things on the ground. At first I thought they were someone's trash due to the color so went to pick them up to pack them out. When I picked them up I realized they were not trash but rather sulfur crystals. Later went to a mine several miles away and found the other sulfur crystals.
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Post by mohs on Jun 7, 2022 19:41:03 GMT -5
That rocks Vegas James ! Yellow my favorite color And those are some unique finds At least in this area I often wondered if what I found At the bottom of the Salt River Was of a sulpher derivative? forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/96237/daza-gneiss?page=7I consider my best ever find. Still have little of the rough My piece is very friable Not very stable But can be cut & polish with a delicate hand How solid are your pieces? |
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 8, 2022 0:30:57 GMT -5
That rocks Vegas James ! Yellow my favorite color And those are some unique finds At least in this area I often wondered if what I found At the bottom of the Salt River Was of a sulpher derivative? forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/96237/daza-gneiss?page=7I consider my best ever find. Still have little of the rough My piece is very friable Not very stable But can be cut & polish with a delicate hand How solid are your pieces? We have several sulfur deposits here in Nevada, both Southern and Northern.
Yellow often indicates toxic though. For example, I also find in yellow carnotite (potassium vanadium uranium hydrate) and oxyplumboroméite (lead antimony oxide).
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stewdogg
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Post by stewdogg on Jun 8, 2022 9:15:11 GMT -5
Very cool, does it smell like sulfur or is it locked inside?
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 8, 2022 11:21:09 GMT -5
Very cool, does it smell like sulfur or is it locked inside? Natural sulfur crystals do not smell unless you scratch them crush them, heat them, etc. |
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Post by stewdogg on Jun 8, 2022 22:14:15 GMT -5
Ahh, a missed opportunity... I almost asked if they were like an old scratch n sniff.
The next obvious question is, have you scratched, crushed or heated them to smell them?
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 8, 2022 22:59:44 GMT -5
Ahh, a missed opportunity... I almost asked if they were like an old scratch n sniff. The next obvious question is, have you scratched, crushed or heated them to smell them? I don't recall ever scratching them and burning them is not a good idea. Forms sulfur trioxide when burnt, and that reacts with moisture to form sulfuric acid. |
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Post by Pat on Jun 8, 2022 23:59:51 GMT -5
There is a special little spot in my heart for sulfur from Nevada.
When I was about 12, I went to Virginia City.
I had a quarter to spend. I was in rock heaven! Rock vendors all over. I was having trouble deciding which amazing rock to buy. Helpful vendor told me a little about some of his wares.
I confessed to my limited riches. When he asked just how much I could spend, he said that was enough to buy the beautiful yellow sulfur. It was my lucky day! I didn’t know rocks came in yellow and now I had one!!
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 9, 2022 0:36:16 GMT -5
There is a special little spot in my heart for sulfur from Nevada. When I was about 12, I went to Virginia City. I had a quarter to spend. I was in rock heaven! Rock vendors all over. I was having trouble deciding which amazing rock to buy. Helpful vendor told me a little about some of his wares. I confessed to my limited riches. When he asked just how much I could spend, he said that was enough to buy the beautiful yellow sulfur. It was my lucky day! I didn’t know rocks came in yellow and now I had one!! I love Virginia City. My grandmother was born there and my grandfather and his brother worked the mines. They wold haul the ore over to my grandfather's ranch (Callahan Ranch) to process the ore at the lower end of the ranch, then they would cut down the timber to haul back to shore up the mines. So I heard a lot of stories about the old days in Virginia City.
Use to explore the mines around there as well, especially in Six Mile Canyon. There was one mine in particular I used to go to often. Some high grade gold ore inside and in the back of the mine water seeped in carrying arsenic, but there was also a vein of silver clay. Still have a big chunk of it. Did not go back for over 20 years though and the whole area has changed. The road is now paved, big trees have grown along the sides, etc. So, I could not find the mine last time I went up there. I was really hoping to get some more of the silver clay.
Supposed to be some nice leaf fossils up there as well.
Once of these days I will have to try to locate the mine on Google Earth and try again.
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