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Introduction
| The color of sulfur is yellow with white streak, low melting point, poor, basal, and prismatic cleavage. The unique smell of sulfur makes it easy to be identified. Sulfur is often found in volcanic rocks or spring areas formed by the gases; for example, sulfur in Yangming and Peitou areas, Taipei. Mined deposits may have a sedimentary origin such as salinity structure in Baja California. It is not easy for sulfur to maintain its form on the surface of the earth; it often reacts with every kind of metal and forms water compound gypsum and alunite. Sulfur is widely used in the manufacturing of sulfuric acid, dynamite, rubber, matches, and pesticide. |
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