gypsum
Example Sentences
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But the screw can’t rip through the paper or crumble the gypsum core of the drywall.
From Washington Post
The Piney Point reservoir contains stacks of gypsum that are a slightly radioactive byproduct of phosphate fertilizer production.
From Seattle Times
It’s most common in groundwater and in places where limestone and gypsum are present.
From Washington Post
With just 34 people, it was once home to a booming gypsum mine on the edge of the desert that hosts 80,000 visitors each year for the Burning Man Festival.
From Seattle Times
Geothermal drilling in 2007 caused underground layers of gypsum to swell to the extent houses were lifted and damaged in Staufen, a picturesque village in the Black Forest.
From Reuters
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