gypsum
Soft sulfate mineral
Gypsum is a soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate, used to make plaster, drywall, and cement.
It occurs naturally in sedimentary deposits and can be ground into a white powder.
When mixed with water, gypsum harite—the calcium sulfate hardens into a solid, making it essential for construction materials: The walls were finished with gypsum board.
Gypsum-core building panels
- sheetrockGypsum building panels
- plasterboardGypsum-core building panel
- wallboardPanel for interior surfaces
- joint compoundDrywall finishing paste
mudding · taping · spackle · studs · framing · panels · screws · finishing
Element twenty, builds bones
- sulfateAcidic salt compound
- seleniteTransparent gypsum variety
- alabasterTranslucent carving stone
- anhydriteCalcium sulfate, no hydration
evaporite · crystal · hydrate · hardness · cleavage · luster · streak · nonmetallic
Mineral from dried brine
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
- strataParallel geological layers
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
bedrock · sedimentation · marine · deltaic · outcrop · rock layers · compaction · fossils
Translucent carving stone
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
bust · bas-relief · figurine · sculptor · artistry · polishing · delicate · maquette
Element twenty, builds bones
Substance improving dirt quality
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
conditioner · crop yield · alkalinity · horticulture · tillage · farmland · compost · garden
drywall
Gypsum-core building panels
- sheetrockGypsum building panels
- plasterboardGypsum-core building panel
- wallboardPanel for interior surfaces
joint compound · mudding · taping · spackle · studs · framing · panels · screws · finishing · sanding
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
anhydrite · evaporite · crystal · hydrate · hardness · cleavage · luster · streak · nonmetallic · deposit
evaporite
Mineral from dried brine
deposition · bedrock · sedimentation · marine · deltaic · outcrop · rock layers · compaction · fossils · sandstone
alabaster
Translucent carving stone
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- chiselEdged carving implement
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
statue · bust · bas-relief · figurine · sculptor · artistry · polishing · delicate · maquette · gallery
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
soil amendment
Substance improving dirt quality
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
fertilizer · conditioner · crop yield · alkalinity · horticulture · tillage · farmland · compost · garden · greenhouse
- soil sciencesoil, topsoil, subsoil, clay, sand
- construction chemicalsadmixtures, plasticizers, accelerators, retarders, sealants
- hydrothermal mineralspyrite, quartz, galena, calcite, barite
- mineral fillerstalc, kaolin, calcium carbonate, silica, mica
- moldmakingmold making, silicone mold, silicone molds, rubber mold, rubber molds
- secondary mineralskaolinite, limonite, malachite, azurite, chlorite