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What (who) is gypsum block - definition
Gypsum block
MASSIVE LIGHTWEIGHT BUILDING MATERIAL COMPOSED OF SOLID GYPSUM
Gypsum block is a massive lightweight building material composed of solid gypsum, for building and erecting lightweight, fire-resistant, non-load bearing interior walls, partition walls, cavity walls, skin walls, and pillar casing indoors. Gypsum blocks are composed of gypsum, plaster, water and in some cases additives like vegetable or wood fiber for greater strength.
gypsum
![Gypsum works, [[Valencian Museum of Ethnology]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2.-Calera. Cal i guix (26561676342).jpg?width=200 "Gypsum works, [[Valencian Museum of Ethnology]]")
![Old [[Alfarb]] kiln for making plaster as a construction material](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Algepsar d'Alfarb. Forn primer, 1 (País Valencià).jpg?width=200 "Old [[Alfarb]] kiln for making plaster as a construction material")
 (cropped2).jpg?width=200 "Map of gypsum deposits in northern Ohio, black squares indicate the location of deposits, from ''\"Geography of Ohio\"'', 1923")
![Large gypsum crystals in [[Lechuguilla Cave]]'s "chandelier ballroom"](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lechuguilla Chandelier Ballroom.jpg?width=200 "Large gypsum crystals in [[Lechuguilla Cave]]'s \"chandelier ballroom\"")
![Gypsum crystals in the [[Cave of the Crystals]] in Mexico (person at lower right for scale)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cristales cueva de Naica.JPG?width=200 "Gypsum crystals in the [[Cave of the Crystals]] in Mexico (person at lower right for scale)")
![Gypsum crystals formed as the water evaporated in [[Lake Lucero]], White Sands National Park](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GypsumCrystalsLakeLucerno.jpg?width=200 "Gypsum crystals formed as the water evaporated in [[Lake Lucero]], White Sands National Park")
![Gypsum veins in the silts/marls of the Tea Green and Grey Marls, [[Blue Anchor]], [[Somerset]], United Kingdom](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/White Gypsum - geograph.org.uk - 2503198.jpg?width=200 "Gypsum veins in the silts/marls of the Tea Green and Grey Marls, [[Blue Anchor]], [[Somerset]], United Kingdom")
![Gypsum veins in [[Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway]], Texas](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gypsum layers Caprock Canyons 1.JPG?width=200 "Gypsum veins in [[Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway]], Texas")
![Golden gypsum crystals from [[Winnipeg]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gypsum-24382.jpg?width=200 "Golden gypsum crystals from [[Winnipeg]]")
![Gypsum [[sand]] from [[White Sands National Park]], [[New Mexico]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WhiteSandsGypsum.jpg?width=200 "Gypsum [[sand]] from [[White Sands National Park]], [[New Mexico]]")
![Green gypsum crystals from Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, [[South Australia]] - its green color is due to presence of [[copper]] ions.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gypsum-71006.jpg?width=200 "Green gypsum crystals from Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, [[South Australia]] - its green color is due to presence of [[copper]] ions.")
![Red River]], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gypsum-162462.jpg?width=200 "Red River]], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada")
![Classic "ram's horn" gypsum from [[Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua]], Mexico, 7.5×4.3×3.8 cm](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gypsum-47190.jpg?width=200 "Classic \"ram's horn\" gypsum from [[Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua]], Mexico, 7.5×4.3×3.8 cm")
![Desert rose]], 47 cm long](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roses des Sables Tunisie.jpg?width=200 "Desert rose]], 47 cm long")
![Gypsum with crystalline [[native copper]] inside](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Copper-Gypsum-203925.jpg?width=200 "Gypsum with crystalline [[native copper]] inside")
![Bright, cherry-red gypsum crystals 2.5 cm in height colored by rich inclusions of the rare mineral [[botryogen]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Botryogen-Gypsum-199664.jpg?width=200 "Bright, cherry-red gypsum crystals 2.5 cm in height colored by rich inclusions of the rare mineral [[botryogen]]")
MINERAL, CALCIUM SULFATE WITH BOUNDED WATER
CaSO4·2H2O; Gipsum; Calcium sulfate dihydrate; CaSO4*2H2O; Sulphate of lime; Lime sulphate; Desulpho-gypsum; Desulphogypsum; Gypsum mining
Gypsum is a soft white substance which looks like chalk and which is used to make plaster of Paris.
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gypsum
MINERAL, CALCIUM SULFATE WITH BOUNDED WATER
CaSO4·2H2O; Gipsum; Calcium sulfate dihydrate; CaSO4*2H2O; Sulphate of lime; Lime sulphate; Desulpho-gypsum; Desulphogypsum; Gypsum mining
['d??ps?m]
¦ noun a soft white or grey mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate, used to make plaster of Paris and in the building industry.
Derivatives
gypsiferous -'s?f(?)r?s adjective
Origin
ME: from L., from Gk gupsos.
