Sulfur

Sulfur Lester Jackson

Sulfur is pale yellow for color. It is found in the gulf coast of the U.S. Used in black gunpowder, natural rubber, a fungicide, also used in sulfite paper, fumigate fumigant, and bleach dried fruits. The streak color is white. Sulfur has a hardness of 1 1/2 to 2 1/2. The cleavage is 3,2 and the fracture is conchoidal. The crystal structure is orthorhombic. Sulfur's density is 2.0 or 2.1. Sulfur atoms for the mineral sulfur. Sulfur's luster is resinous. Sulfur is not found in Iowa. Sulfur can be clear under a fluorescent light. Sulfur is made from heated water evaporating.

Sources: http://periodic.lanl.gov/elements/16.html, http://www.minerals.net/mineral/elements/sulfur/sulfur.htm, http://webmineral.com/data/Sulfur.shtml, http://www.minerant.org/gallery1.html