Glossary:Gypsum

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Calcium Sulphate (CaSO4.H2O). Gypsum is a common mineral which can form in sedimentary rocks, in soils in arid and semi-arid regions and in marshes where sulphides have oxidised in the presence of calcium carbonate.

Related Words: Calcium carbonate


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