Gypsum
Found in sedimentary rock
Uses of gypsum
- Manufacture of wallboard
- soil conditioning
- to create casts for broken bones
Physical/Chemical properties
- can be white, clear, greenish white, yellowish white, or brown
- Has a white streak
- luster is pearly/shiny
Random Facts
- Can be easily hydrated, or dehydrated
- Gypsum has been discovered on mars, meaning there could be water on mars.
- It is so soft you can scratch it with your fingernail