Gypsum - Occurrence, Properties, & Uses of Gypsum
Gypsum is an evaporite mineral most commonly found in layered sedimentary deposits in association with halite, anhydrite, sulfur, calcite, and dolomite. Gypsum ( CaSO4.2 H2O) is really similar to Anhydrite (CaSO4). The chemical difference is that gypsum includes two waters and anhydrite is without water. Gypsum is the most common sulfate mineral.