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Native Sulphur from
Sunset Crater (Sunset Peak), San Franciscan volcanic field (San Francisco Peaks; San Francisco Mts), Coconino County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Crater
Classification
Species:Native Sulphur
Formula:S8
Comments:A few crystals in lava around the rim of the crater.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Sulphur data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunset Crater (Sunset Peak), San Franciscan volcanic field (San Francisco Peaks; San Francisco Mts), Coconino County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:256286
Long-form Identifier:1:3:256286:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Sulphur
57.5km (35.7 miles) ⓘCanyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater area, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) ⓘYazzie No. 101 Mine, Cameron, Cameron Mining District, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Guild, F. N. (1910) The Mineralogy of Arizona. The Chemical Publishing Co. 103 pp.
Robinson, H.H. (1913), The San Franciscan Volcanic Field, AZ, USGS PP 76: 89
Galbraith, F. W. (1947) Minerals of Arizona (Second Edition, Revised). University of Arizona Bulletin 153. Arizona Bureau of Mines
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.386
Hanson, S. L., A. U. Fastner, W. B. Simmons (2008) Mineralogy of the Fumerole deposits at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Northern Arizona. Rocks & Mnerals 83:6 pp 534-544.
 
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