Initial stages by which giant gypsum crystals form Date: April 5, 2012 Source: University of Leeds Summary: Gypsum is a naturally occurring mineral which is often used in industrial processes and ...

The chamber contains giant selenite crystals (gypsum, CaSO4 · 2 H2O), some of the largest natural crystals ever found on Earth. It’s a unique place — let’s have a look at how these colossal ...

Tiny gypsum crystals can make phytoplankton so heavy that they rapidly sink, hereby transporting large quantities of carbon to the ocean's depths.

A paper published in the journal ‘Geology’ suggests that the climate controlled crystal growth in the famous Geode of Pulpí.

Hidden in the hills of Northwest Oklahoma is the world’s largest gypsum cave open to the public. The main cave at Alabaster ...

Crystal cave discovered more than 20 years ago is stunning, can be a deadly trip Ideal conditions for massive gypsum crystal growth can cause death in humans ...

Gypsum crystals began to form when the temperature of the cave’s water reached around 58°C (136°F), and the slowly dissolving anhydrite deposits infused the water with just enough calcium and ...

With lengths over 11m, the giant gypsum crystals found in Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales are a great natural wonder. Now, a Spanish-Mexican team thinks it can explain how these marvels acquired their ...

Former Greeley resident Timothy Mattox’s decision to pull off Interstate 70 and take a nap on Sept. 7 might have, under ...

Historians have long known that the Romans sometimes covered their dead in liquid gypsum, a mineral used in plaster, before placing the bodies in their tombs. Still, the ritual—and the reasons ...