History


 * comes from two greek words meaning "ore forming"
 * Known to ancient peoples but they called it brimstone because of its sharp and offinsive odor
 * Bible mintions it a few times
 * they called everything sulfur to everything that burned and gave off large amounts of smoke
 * didn't think it was an element at first
 * discovered it was an element by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier


 * **Date of Discovery:** Known to the ancients
 * **Discoverer:** Unknown
 * **Name Origin:** From the Latin word //sulfur// (brimstone)



Commonly Found:
 * Earth's Crust
 * seawater
 * the atmosphere
 * meteorites
 * volcanoes
 * hot springs
 * swamps
 * fossil fuels
 * other planets
 * bound to other metals