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Gypsum

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Uses
Masonry Stone crafting Construction Make plaster
Location
Found in sedimentary layers as large clusters
Properties
Material value 1 Melting point 10261 (x) Boiling point 14000 (m) Ignition point none (m) Solid density 2787 Specific heat 800
Contains
Brimstone (small clusters) Borax (small clusters) Alabaster (small clusters) Selenite (small clusters) Satinspar (small clusters) Anhydrite (small clusters)
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Gypsum is an important material for dwarven healthcare - once mined, it can be processed at a kiln to make gypsum plaster powder.

Gypsum can also contain small clusters of selenite, satinspar, and alabaster, which can also be made into plaster powder, as well as anhydrite, which cannot.

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  A gypsum quarry

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  Piece of gypsum

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  Gypsum crystals (dirty yellow) on another mineral

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  Another gypsum crystal

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  Though most are not this clear, gypsum can be found as a transparent crystal

Raws
[INORGANIC:GYPSUM] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:STONE_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:gypsum][DISPLAY_COLOR:6:7:1][TILE:'#'] [ENVIRONMENT:SEDIMENTARY:CLUSTER:100] [SOLID_DENSITY:2787] [IS_STONE] [REACTION_CLASS:GYPSUM] [MELTING_POINT:10261]

Stones
Sedimentary	Calcite • Chalk • Chert • Claystone • Conglomerate • Dolomite • Limestone • Mudstone • Rock salt • Sandstone • Shale • Siltstone
Igneous I.	Diorite • Gabbro • Granite
Igneous E.	Andesite • Basalt • Dacite • Obsidian • Rhyolite
Metamorphic	Gneiss • Marble • Phyllite • Quartzite • Schist • Slate
Ore	Adamantine, raw • Aluminum, native • Bismuthinite • Cassiterite • Copper, native • Galena • Garnierite • Gold, native • Hematite • Horn silver • Limonite • Magnetite • Malachite • Platinum, native • Silver, native • Sphalerite • Tetrahedrite
Economic	Alabaster • Bituminous coal • Calcite • Gypsum • Kaolinite • Lignite • Satinspar • Selenite
Unique	Graphite • Kimberlite
Other	Alunite • Anhydrite • Bauxite • Borax • Brimstone • Chromite • Cinnabar • Cobaltite • Cryolite • Hornblende • Ilmenite • Jet • Marcasite • Mica • Microcline • Olivine • Orpiment • Orthoclase • Periclase • Petrified wood • Pitchblende • Puddingstone • Pyrolusite • Realgar • Rutile • Saltpeter • Serpentine • Stibnite • Sylvite • Talc