Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral which is often used in industrial processes and which in nature, if left alone for thousands of years, can grow into huge translucent, towering and eerie, ...

It is a ubiquitous mineral on the Earth's surface, and is also found on the surface of Mars. London: A new explanation of how gypsum is formed may change the way we process this important building ...

Colorado’s mining history is a rich one, filled with tales of gold and glory along with the more gruesome stories about those who met their demise on the quest for wealth. Most of the gold in Colorado ...

Millions of years ago fire and water forged the gypsum rocks locked in at Cuatro Ciénegas, a Mexican valley similar to the Martian crater where NASA's Rover Curiosity roams. A team of researchers have ...

Calcium sulfate has three crystalline phases with various hydration levels 1: CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O (gypsum), CaSO 4 ·0.5H 2 O (bassanite) and CaSO 4 (anhydrite). Large natural (often evaporitic) deposits of ...