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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The mine of Naica, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, was opened in 1828 to mine for lead, zinc and silver ore. In 1910, a natural cave in the mine was discovered, which was later named Cueva de las ...