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Southern Europe, Sicily
Sicily
Cozzo Disi sulfur mine, Casteltermini
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: celestine, gypsum, aragonite from district spoil.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
One of Europe's largest sulfur mines and the last big Sicilian solfara to close (1988), heart of the Agrigento sulfur district
Mindat-listed locality; Sicilian sulfur specimens from this district are museum staples, though fresh in-situ finds are not documented recently
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Open shafts, unstable ground
H2S pockets in workingsSummer heat, remote location
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