Gypsum | Common Minerals

Gypsum is a very soft mineral that is easily identified by its hardness, cleavage, and solubility in water. Typically clear to white, gypsum may be colored reddish to brown or yellow if impurities are present.

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Gypsum Mineral Data

Fibrous - Thin, elongated fractures produced by crystal forms or intersecting cleavages (e.g. asbestos). Crystalline - Coarse - Occurs as well-formed coarse sized crystals. Massive - …

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Gypsum

Gypsum. Gypsum, a white mineral soft enough to be scratched with a fingernail, is hydrated calcium sulfate [Ca(SO 4) 2H 2 O]. Gypsum often begins as calcium sulfate …

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Gypsum | Common Minerals

Gypsum is a very soft mineral that is easily identified by its hardness, cleavage, and solubility in water. Typically clear to white, gypsum may be colored reddish to brown or yellow if impurities …

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Gypsum

Notable Localities. Gypsum is an abundant mineral found worldwide. Collectable quality specimens have been found in the Sahara Desert as "desert rosettes", and in the Sicily, Italy Sulfur Mines, as well as in Pernatty Lagoon, South …

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Gypse minéral HGI

Gypsum Mineral | Uses and Properties. Gypsum is an evaporite mineral most commonly found in layered sedimentary deposits in association with halite, anhydrite, sulfur, calcite, and dolomite. …

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