M.J. Hibbard

Gypsum

Gypsum   CaSO₄2H₂O    Monoclinic
o Low-T aqueous (groundwater) environment (chapter 13)
- Cross-fiber "coconut" gypsum veins (2 cm thick) in Moenkopi Formation mudstone. Calcium sulfate solutions originated from evaporite beds in other parts of the formation or perhaps from the up-section Carmel Formation. Capital Reef National Park, Utah.

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