The amount of criteria in the current search has forced the use of a temporary URL. This link should not be saved or shared as part of long-term use.

IMA database

Search TermDefinition
itemSearches for datafields containing the word "item".
"item"Searches for datafields containing only the word "item" and nothing else.
!itemSearches for datafields that does not contain "item".
!"item"Searches for datafields that contain anything other than just the word "item".
""Searches for datafields that contain nothing. (empty)
!""Searches for datafields that contain anything at all. (not empty)
","
"!"		Searches for datafields that contain a comma character or an exclamation point character.
abc xyz
abc && xyz		Searches for datafields containing both "abc" and "xyz".
"abc xyz"Searches for datafields containing the phrase "abc xyz".
abc, xyz
abc OR xyz
abc || xyz		Searches for datafields containing either "abc", or "xyz", or both.
>123Searches for datafields containing a number greater than 123.
>=123Searches for datafields containing a number greater than or equal to 123.
<123Searches for datafields containing a number less than 123.
<=123Searches for datafields containing a number less than or equal to 123.
>123 <456Searches for datafields containing a number between 123 and 456.
  Search Ancestor:

    Sulphur
    S
    S
    S
    S
    Mineral name has been known since antiquity and predates any formal descriptive publication.
      HOM File
     
      File was made public on 2024-08-05
      Uploaded 2024-08-05 by Nate Stone
      436.7 Kb
    sulphur.pdf
    Crichton W A, Vaughan G B M, Mezouar M (2001) In situ structure solution of helical sulphur at 3 GPa and 400 °C. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 216, 417-419
    Degtyareva O (2010) Crystal structure of simple metals at high pressures. High Pressure Research 30, 343-371
    Hazen R M, Downs R T, Morrison S M, Tutolo B M, Blake D F, Bristow T F, Chipera S J, McSween H Y, Ming D, Morris R V, Rampe E B, Thorpe M T, Treiman A H, Tu V M, Vaniman D T (2023) On the diversity and formation modes of Martian minerals. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 128, e2023JE007865 ; https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JE007865  [view file]
    Huang R, Keppler H (2015) Anhydrite stability and the effect of Ca on the behavior of sulfur in felsic magmas. American Mineralogist 100, 257-266  [view file]
    Meyer B (1976) Elemental sulfur. Chemical Reviews 76, 367-388
    Naldrett A J, Hoffman E L, Green A H, Chou C L, Naldrett S R, Alcock R A (1979) The composition of Ni–sulfide ores, with particular reference to their content of PGE and Au. The Canadian Mineralogist 17, 403-415  [view file]
    Rettig S J, Trotter J (1987) Refinement of the structure of orthorhombic sulfur, α-S8. Acta Crystallographica C43, 2260-2262
    Thackray M (1964) Evidence for the beta-gamma transition point in sulphur from low-temperature solubility measurements using suphur-35 and its relevance to the theory of interface reaction in solids. Nature 201, 674-675
    VanBommel S J, Berger J A, King P L, Dietrich W E, Gellert R, Thompson L M, Vasavada A R, Bryk A B, Kite E S, Clark J V, Cowart A C, Williams R M E, Simpson S L, Franz H B, O’Connell-Cooper C D, McCraig M A, Fraeman A A, Christian J R, Knight A L, Boyd N I, Fey D M, Clark B C, House C H (2026) A native sulfur deposit in Gale crater, Mars. Science June, First Release  [ URL]
    Vaughan D J, Tossell J A (1980) The chemical bond and the properties of sulfide minerals. I. Zn, Fe, and Cu in tetrahedral and triangular coordinations with sulfur. The Canadian Mineralogist 18, 157-163  [view file]
    Wallerius J G (1747) in Mineralogia, eller Mineralriket, (Stockholm)  [view file]
    Watkinson D H, Heslop J B, Ewert W D (1975) Nickel sulphide-arsenide assemblages associated with uranium mineralization, Zimmer Lake area, northern Saskatchewan. The Canadian Mineralogist 13, 198-204  [view file]
    Wyckoff R W G (1963) Second edition. Interscience Publishers, New York, New York. Crystal Structures 1, 7-83