This mineral is used in jewelry, tableware, coins, scientific equipment and in photographic processes. It was named after the Old English word “seolfor.” It is formed in hydrothermal veins and unlike gold, it tarnishes.
Minerals
This mineral is used in jewelry, tableware, coins, scientific equipment and in photographic processes. It was named after the Old English word “seolfor.” It is formed in hydrothermal veins and unlike gold, it tarnishes.
Mineral Photos courtesy of R.Weller/Cochise College