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Gypsum is an [[evaporite]], CaSO<sub>4</sub>•2(H<sub>2</sub>O).  When dewatered at temperatures above 200°C, it becomes [[anhydrite]].
 
Gypsum is an [[evaporite]], CaSO<sub>4</sub>•2(H<sub>2</sub>O).  When dewatered at temperatures above 200°C, it becomes [[anhydrite]].
  
[[File:GypsumWhitehurst.jpg|center|framed|Selenite, a variety of gypsum.  This bladed form with an hourglass-shaped inclusion is only found  at Great Salt Plains Lake, Oklahoma..  The crystals form around grains of sand and clay to give the distinctive shape.  Collected by Sara and Andrew Allen; photo by Skip Whitehurst.]]
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[[File:GypsumWhitehurst.jpg|center|framed|Selenite, a variety of gypsum.  This bladed form with an hourglass-shaped inclusion is only found  at Great Salt Plains Lake, Oklahoma.  The crystals form around grains of sand and clay to give the distinctive shape.  Collected by Sara and Andrew Allen; photo by Skip Whitehurst.]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 9 December 2014

Gypsum is an evaporite, CaSO4•2(H2O). When dewatered at temperatures above 200°C, it becomes anhydrite.

Selenite, a variety of gypsum. This bladed form with an hourglass-shaped inclusion is only found at Great Salt Plains Lake, Oklahoma. The crystals form around grains of sand and clay to give the distinctive shape. Collected by Sara and Andrew Allen; photo by Skip Whitehurst.

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