Sulfur (Inventory)

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The '''Sulfur''' section is used to record any occurrences of sulfur.
The '''Sulfur''' section is used to record any occurrences of sulfur.
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Most deposits of sulfur in Guadalupe Mountains caves are nearly pure, and pale yellow to canary yellow in color. They differ primarily in their shape and texture. Sulfur can appear as [[Sulfur (Inventory)/Massive|massive]] deposits, [[Sulfur (Inventory)/Crystal|crystals]], [[Sulfur (Inventory)/Crust|crusts]], [[Sulfur (Inventory)/Nodular|nodules]] and [[Sulfur (Inventory)/Platy|plates]]. Sulfur in Guadalupe caves is often associated with [[Gypsum (Inventory)|gypsum]].
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==References==
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*Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) ''Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.)'' National Speleological Society pp 119-120, 349 ISBN: [[Special:Booksources/1-879961-07-5|1-879961-07-5]]
==Fields==
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Revision as of 01:26, 15 May 2012

The Sulfur section is used to record any occurrences of sulfur.

Most deposits of sulfur in Guadalupe Mountains caves are nearly pure, and pale yellow to canary yellow in color. They differ primarily in their shape and texture. Sulfur can appear as massive deposits, crystals, crusts, nodules and plates. Sulfur in Guadalupe caves is often associated with gypsum.

References

  • Hill, Carol; Paolo Forti (1997) Cave Minerals of the World (Second Edition ed.) National Speleological Society pp 119-120, 349 ISBN: 1-879961-07-5

Fields


Sulfur (Inventory) is a part of the cave inventory project.
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