General Science
Salar de Pajonales
- Context: Researchers are studying gypsum deposits in the mineral Salar de Pajonales, found on Earth and Mars.
About gypsum
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- Gypsum is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO₄·2H₂O) and anhydrite (CaSO₄).
- It usually forms in large basins with evaporate minerals such as anhydrite and halite.
- In India, marine gypsum is extracted from salt pans during salt production, mainly in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
