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Native Sulphur from
San Carlos Mine (Verónica claim; El Apache; San Felipe), Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico


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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
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Native Sulphur

San Carlos Mine, Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Grape-like shapes found in layers on cemented sediments, also skeletal or hoppered habits, usually larger than the others - up to 5 cm - on fractures in altered granite host rock.
Habit:grape-like, hoppered, skeletal, cavernous
Colour:lemon yellow to greasy opaque gray
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view San Carlos Mine (Verónica claim; El Apache; San Felipe), Delicias, El Marmol, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:117769
Long-form Identifier:1:3:117769:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘSan Felipe, San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.p.366
 
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