โ–ธโ–ธ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Sulfur
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะกั–ั€ะบะฐ
  • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็กซ
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Zwavel
  • ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Soufre
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schwefel
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ื’ื•ืคืจื™ืช
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Solfo
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็กซ้ป„
  • ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Enxofre
  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Azufre
  • ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Svavel
  • ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ะกะตั€ะฐ

Sulfur - 16S: geological information

Sulphur occurs as the free element near volcanoes and hot springs. Many sulphide minerals are known and sulphur is widely distributed in minerals such as iron pyrites, galena, sphalerite, cinnabar, stibnite, gypsum, Epsom salts, celestite, and barite. Sulphur occurs in natural gas and crude oil. It is also present in meteorites.

Jupiter's moon Io owes its colours to various forms of sulphur. A dark area near the crater Aristarchus on the moon may be a sulphur deposit.

Abundances of sulfur in various environments

In this table of abundances, values are given in units of ppb (parts per billion; 1 billion = 109), both in terms of weight and in terms of numbers of atoms. Values for abundances are difficult to determine with certainty, so all values should be treated with some caution, especially so for the less common elements. Local concentrations of any element can vary from those given here an orders of magnitude or so and values in various literature sources for less common elements do seem to vary considerably.

Abundances for sulfur in a number of different environments. Use the links in the location column for definitions, literature sources, and visual representations in many different styles (one of which is shown below)
Location ppb by weight ppb by atoms
Universe 500000 20000
Sun 400000 10000
Meteorite (carbonaceous) 41000000 22000000
Crustal rocks 420000 270000
Sea water 928000 179000
Stream 4000 130
Human 2000000 390000
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance in the earth's crust of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance in the earth's crust of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance (by atom rather than weight) in the sun of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.
Image showing periodicity of the logarithm of the abundance (by atom rather than weight) in the sun of the chemical elements as a heat map on a periodic table grid.

The chart above shows the log of the abundance (on a parts per billion scale) of the elements by atom number in our sun. Notice the "sawtooth" effect where elements with even atomic numbers tend to be more strongly represented than those with odd atomic numbers. This shows up best using the "Bar chart" option on the chart.

cartogram depicting abundance of elements in the earth's crust
A cartogram depicting the abundance of elements in the earth's crust. Squares for each element are distorted in proportion to the numerical value of the abundance.