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The Element Sulfur - Basic Physical and Historical Information ...

Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of sulfur ...

Discovered : known to ancient civilisations Origin : The name may have one or two derivations : the Sanskrit sulvere or the Latin sulphurium, both meaning sulfur. Description : Occurs in large deposits as yellow crystals. It is stable in air and water but will burn if ignited, giving off the acrid gas, sulfur dioxide, its most famous compound, which is used to make sulfuric acid, the single most ...