For its pale translucence, this form of gypsum is known as selenite, named after Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? Chihuahua caves house the world's largest crystals] Reference
Thanks for your time! edit: i remember also coming across the word gypsum boards for these? but im not sure if they are gypsum boards. From Wordnik.com. [TALK @ PhilMusic.com - The Online Home of the Pinoy Musician] Reference
The preferred coagulant among major tofu manufacturers is calcium sulfate, aka gypsum, which is the main ingredient in plaster-of-Paris. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
Calcium-Sulphate, also known as gypsum, has a small solubility tolerance. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-01-01] Reference
The mineral name gypsum is so old that it is not known who originated its use. From Wordnik.com. [Gypsum] Reference
The raw material for making plaster of parts is gypsum, which is hydrous calcium sulfate (CA2SO4. 2H2O). From Wordnik.com. [6. Mouldmaking and Plaster of Paris] Reference
Drywall, also called gypsum board, is typically made in the United States or imported from Mexico or Canada. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Wilson: If These Dry-Walls Could Talk !] Reference
As concentration goes on, gypsum, which is insoluble in a strong brine, is deposited, and afterwards common salt. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Geology] Reference
Soils are classified as gypsum and pedocals that are characterized by high calcium carbonate and low organic matter content. From Wordnik.com. [Baluchistan xeric woodlands] Reference
Chunks of gypsum from a mine I explored. From Wordnik.com. [Viewshed] Reference
(known as gypsum) were asked by scientists in the Mars Program to investigate terrestrial gypsum deposits more closely. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference
Homeowners buy into the program by purchasing building materials such as gypsum board and lumber; Mennonite churches donate the labor. From Wordnik.com. [New Spice in Louisiana's Cultural Gumbo] Reference
Sulphates, such as gypsum, are fairly common, but have no value so far as the sulphur in them is concerned. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
In the neighbourhood are deposits of gypsum and lignite. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
It is related that he once printed with gypsum the words. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
In the past, gypsum was used extensively and highly valued. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The refractive index of gypsum is 1.54, but heat none, being opaque. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
In some of the specimens the gypsum showed a heat-penetration index of. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
Manure; but in this case the gypsum is brought in contact with the ammonia. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
I look on the ground and see little fragments of gypsum and cement, sharp and new and fresh. From Wordnik.com. [13 Halloweens] Reference
Warington has carried out some experiments on the action of gypsum in promoting nitrification. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The vaults rose up as high as the city walls, bearing reeds richly bedded in bitumen and gypsum. From Wordnik.com. [Are vertical farms the future of urban food?] Reference
It occurs also as sulphate of lime or gypsum, as well as in the forms of phosphate and fluoride. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Each box holds a 2,000-year-old burial mask, made from powdered gypsum and adorned with dancing cobras. From Wordnik.com. [Tomb Raiders, Beware!] Reference
The power that gypsum has as a fixer of ammonia has already been referred to in the chapter on Farmyard. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
It is sometimes mixed with lime or gypsum, and dried with heat, and sometimes with animal charcoal or peat charcoal. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
Thence descend to Le Vernet, pop. 300, on the Besse, with beds of gypsum, 19 m. from Digne and 33 from Barcelonnette. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
There is a certain amount of truth in the old belief that gypsum enriches the soil in ammonia by fixing it from the air. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
N.E. is St. Geniès, with a saline sulphurous spring, and strata of anhydrite gypsum, black marble, anthracite, and lead ore. From Wordnik.com. [The South of France—East Half] Reference
In the previous chapter mention was made of gypsum as a compound of lime, but no reference to its action as a manure was made. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Sometimes the cloth is artificially weighted with fine clay or gypsum, the object being to render the cloth solid in appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
As tests later showed, the gypsum used to manufacture the Chinese drywall contained organic compounds not found in the domestic product. From Wordnik.com. [Top Chinese Drywall Maker, Homebuilder Reach Deal] Reference
Paris-green, one part to twenty parts of pulverized gypsum (land plaster) dusted on the plants while damp, helps to destroy these insects. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
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