yellow solid,brittle, insoluble in water, several allotropic forms including rhombic and monoclinic
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(L. sulphurium) Known to the ancients. Found in meteorites, volcanoes, hot springs, as galena, gypsum, Epsom salts, barite to name a few. Commercially recovered from salt domes along Gulf Coast of U.S. Jupiter's moon Io owes it's colors to the various forms of sulfur.
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gunpowder,vulcanization of rubber, fungicide, fertilizers, sulfuric acid, paper products, fumigant, bleaching of dried fruits