Sulfur rock?

Question

I have a sulfur rock, and I heard you can do many things with it. So what can I do?

Answer 1

For starters, you can scrape off some powder from the rock and rub it on fungal infections of the skin (such as ringworm). It works.

Answer 2

Sulfur is used in:

Gunpowder

Matches

Fireworks

vulcanization of natural rubber

Fungicide

Insecticide

Fumigant

Fertilizer (especially in phosphate fertilizers)

Sulfur compounds that are important:

sulfuric acid

sulfur dioxide (bleaching agent, disinsfectant, refrigerant)

sodium bisulfite (paper manufacture)

carbon disulfide (organic solvent)

epsom salts

sulfa drugs

Traces of sulfur are essential to life.

Most sulfur today is produced as a by-product of petroleum refining.

The average price of sulfur in 2007 was $40 per ton. In the US 3-5 million tons were recycled in 2007. The US is a net importer of sulfur, with 71% of the imports coming from Canada.

See:

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/c...

Answer 3

You could cause a big stink with your brimstone. On this site are lots of things about sulfer:

http://georgiagulfsulfur.com/safety.htm