10 Gypsum facts that amazed me when Iused it.
Gypsum is an interesting mineral. The chemical formula of this mineral is CaSO4 2H2O. There many things that people don’t realize about gypsum so here we are going to see ten facts about gypsum that you didn’t know.
1. The word Gypsum was named by the ancient Greeks.
2. Gypsum can be easily hydrated and dehydrated making it very versatile and unique.
3. Plaster of Paris is made by using gypsum.
4. Gypsum was used by the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians.
5. Gypsum is found in Pyramids.
6. There was a war called Plaster War which was fought in the 1800s. This war was fought for the farmers to give them permission to transport gypsum to use it as a fertilizer.
7. The largest gypsum ever founded was more than 54 tons and it was found in Mexico.
8. The presence of gypsum has been conformed on Mars.
9. Gypsum Plaster was first used in the 16th century according to researchers.
10. Largest gypsum sand dune in the world is the white sands National Monument and it’s so big that you can see it from space.
