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Mineral, anhydrous calcium sulfate
Anhydrite, or anhydrous calcium sulfate, is a mineral with the chemical formula CaSO4. It is in the orthorhombic crystal system, with three directions
Anhydrite
Chemical derived from gypsum used in food and industry
4. It occurs in several hydrated forms; the anhydrous state (known as anhydrite) is a white crystalline solid often found in evaporite deposits. Its dihydrate
Calcium_sulfate
Soft calcium sulfate mineral
selenite. It forms as an evaporite mineral and as a hydration product of anhydrite.[citation needed] The Mohs scale of mineral hardness defines gypsum as
Gypsum
Organic compound with formula (CH3CO)2O
Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O. Commonly abbreviated Ac2O, it is one the simplest anhydrides
Acetic_anhydride
Water-soluble mineral deposit formed by evaporation from an aqueous solution
evaporites. The most common marine evaporites are calcite, gypsum and anhydrite, halite, sylvite, carnallite, langbeinite, polyhalite, and kainite. Kieserite
Evaporite
Magnesium borate mineral
formed crystals and dispersed grains often embedded within gypsum and anhydrite crystals. It has a Mohs hardness of 7 to 7.5 and a specific gravity of
Boracite
Barium sulfate mineral
baryte, celestine (strontium sulfate), anglesite (lead sulfate), and anhydrite (calcium sulfate). Baryte and celestine form a solid solution (Ba,Sr)SO4
Baryte
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The drilling perforated an anhydrite layer and caused high-pressure groundwater to come into contact with the anhydrite, which then began to expand.
Staufen_im_Breisgau
Large Geologic Group
Formation is composed chiefly of dolomite and shale, interbedded with anhydrite, gypsum, and salt. Stratigraphically, the Salina is placed in the Late
Salina_Group
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
consists of dolomite with interbedded anhydrite and gypsum, with the upper part being limestone, with dolomite and anhydrite in part. The thickness of the Lower
Chicxulub_crater
Town in County Durham, England
government from 2021. In 1983, NIREX announced a proposal to use the disused anhydrite mine as a site for the disposal of intermediate level nuclear waste. There
Billingham
Cave in Thuringia, Germany
The Barbarossa Cave (German: Barbarossahöhle) is an anhydrite cave (gypsum cave) in the Kyffhäuser Hills near Rottleben in the east German state of Thuringia
Barbarossa_Cave
Historical scientific theory
that celestine might be a mixture of equal stoichiometric amounts of anhydrite [i.e., anhydrous calcium sulfate] and barite.) — Ferdinand Wurzer By 1829
Döbereiner's_triads
Broad range of building and sculpture materials
(356 °F), the nearly water-free form, called γ-anhydrite (CaSO4·nH2O where n = 0 to 0.05) is produced. γ-anhydrite reacts slowly with water to return to the
Plaster
Sulfate mineral
found in sedimentary rocks, often associated with the minerals gypsum, anhydrite, and halite. On occasion in some localities, it may also be found with
Celestine_(mineral)
Drying-up of the Mediterranean Sea 5.96–5.33 million years ago
containing arroyo gravels and red and green floodplain silts; and gypsum, anhydrite, rock salt, and various other evaporite minerals that often form from
Messinian_salinity_crisis
Geologic formation in the western United States
Permian period. The formation consists of 400–1,970 feet (120–600 m) of anhydrite, with interbeds of shale, dolomite, siltstone, and sandstone. It rests
Seven_Rivers_Formation
Chemical element with atomic number 20 (Ca)
carbonate, found in limestone and the fossils of early sea life; gypsum, anhydrite, fluorite, and apatite are also sources of calcium. The name comes from
Calcium
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
blanketed by the widespread deposition of Louann Salt and associated anhydrite evaporites. During the late Jurassic, continued rifting widened the basin
Gulf_of_Mexico
Rock overlying a less resistant type
include strongly cemented sandstone, limestone, basalt, and evaporites like anhydrite, gypsum, or halite, which form over salt domes. The formation of caprock
Caprock
Geologic formation of Givetian age
Evaporite Formation consists thick beds of halite, with interbeds of anhydrite, dolomite, dolomitic mudstone and claystone. In southern Saskatchewan
Prairie_Evaporite_Formation
Small mass of a mineral with a contrasting composition to the enclosing sediment or rock
typically form nodules include calcite, chert, apatite (phosphorite), anhydrite, and pyrite. Nodular is used to describe a sediment or sedimentary rock
Nodule_(geology)
Sedimentary rock made of a mechanical mixture of sylvite and halite
approximately 31% KCl and 66% NaCl with the balance being insoluble clays, anhydrite and in some locations carnallite. Other deposits of sylvinite are located
Sylvinite
Use of geothermal energy for heating
that the drilling perforated an anhydrite layer bringing high-pressure groundwater to come into contact with the anhydrite, which then began to expand. Currently
Geothermal_heating
Amblygonite Analcime Anatase Andalusite Chiastolite Andesine Anglesite Anhydrite Annabergite Anorthite Antigorite Bowenite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite
List_of_gemstones_by_species
Transparent variety of gypsum
commonly seen in the familiar desert rose. When gypsum dehydrates severely, anhydrite is formed. If water is reintroduced, gypsum can and will reform – including
Selenite_(gypsum)
Salt lake above the tide line, where evaporite deposits accumulate
water table. In drier parts of the sabkha the gypsum can be altered to anhydrite and the aragonite can be dolomitized diagenetically. Thermal contraction
Sabkha
Thick sedimentary sequences from the Phanerozoic (including sandstone, anhydrite, dolomite, limestone, chert and marl) dominate much of the country's surface
Geology_of_Saudi_Arabia
Largest lake in Styria, Austria
The eastern side is designated as a protected area (spawning sanctuary). View of the Vienna gypsum and anhydrite opencast mine
Lake_Grundlsee
English sculptor
Discovery Centre, Widnes, has a relief carving of an anhydrite kiln, made from a piece of anhydrite, for the United Sulphuric Acid Corporation Ltd (an associate
Ophelia_Gordon_Bell
Stratigraphic unit in the Western Canada and Williston sedimentary basins
carbonate rocks (dolomite and limestone) and evaporitic rocks (halite, anhydrite and potash), with lesser amounts of dolomitic mudstone and shale. Some
Elk_Point_Group
Large sedimentary basin in the US
consists of alternating layers of gypsum/anhydrite and limestone, as well as massive beds of gypsum/anhydrite, salt, and some limestone. The unit measures
Permian_Basin_(North_America)
National park in South Dakota, United States
Mississippian Pahasapa Limestone. Deposited in an inland sea, chert, gypsum, and anhydrite lenses within the limestone are evidence of high periods of evaporation
Wind_Cave_National_Park
Fissure in a planet's surface from which heated water emits
initial stages of a vent chimney begin with the deposition of the mineral anhydrite. Sulfides of copper, iron, and zinc then precipitate in the chimney gaps
Hydrothermal_vent
Arm of the Indian Ocean between Asia and Africa
quartz,[citation needed] chalcedony Evaporite minerals Magnesite, gypsum, anhydrite, halite, polyhalite Brine precipitate Fe-montmorillonite,[citation needed]
Red_Sea
Mine in Clark, Nevada, United States
The Gypsum Cave Mine is a gypsum-anhydrite and uranium mine located in Clark County, Nevada, United States, on the Intermontane Plateaus, 12 miles (19 km)
Gypsum_Cave_Mine_(Nevada)
Mexican cave renowned for its giant crystals
precipitated as anhydrite (CaSO4). When the overall temperature of the cave started to drop below 56 °C (133 °F), the hydrothermal and sedimentary anhydrite crystals
Cave_of_the_Crystals
Mineral containing rare-earth elements
shares many structural similarities with; zircon, xenotime, scheelite, anhydrite, barite, and rhabdophane. Monazite sand from Brazil was first noticed
Monazite
Sedimentary structures
The hydration of anhydrite to form gypsum, for example, results in an increase of volume by 63%. In arid environments where anhydrite is widespread, a
Teepee_structure
Natural gas field in the Persian Gulf
dolomites and anhydrites, while K2 and K4, which constitute major gas reservoirs, comprise limestone and dolomite. A massive anhydrite (the Nar member)
South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field
South_Pars/North_Dome_Gas-Condensate_field
Concentrated solution of salt in water
another on Earth, both in terms of specific constituents (e.g., halite, anhydrite, carbonates, gypsum, fluoride-salts, organic halides, and sulfate-salts)
Brine
accumulated up to 45,000 feet thick, including limestone, dolomite, marl, anhydrite and sandstone layers, with some oil and gas occurrences and the remnants
Geology_of_Mississippi
Flow of solid salt on Earth's surface
feeds the salt glacier. Salt structures are usually composed of halite, anhydrite, gypsum and clay minerals. Clays may be brought up with the salt, turning
Salt_glacier
Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
area that has been searched for treasure along with the till lie bits of anhydrite which become more competent deeper down. Researchers Les MacPhie, and
Oak_Island
Second-largest city in Lithuania
project that concerns exploitation of Pagiriai anhydrite deposit. The project includes mining of anhydrite, a mine with underground warehouses, building
Kaunas
Andreybulakhita Andrianovite Andychristyite Andyrobertsite Anglesite Anhydrite Anilite Ankerite Annabergite Annite Anorthite Anorthoclase Antarcticite
List_of_minerals
Aluminium potassium sulfate mineral
granular masses closely resemble finely granular limestone, dolomite, anhydrite, and magnesite in appearance. The more compact kinds from Hungary are
Alunite
Monoclinic sodium calcium sulfate mineral
deposits in arid climates. It occurs associated with halite, polyhalite, anhydrite, gypsum, thenardite, mirabilite, sassolite and blodite. Because of its
Glauberite
Manganese borate mineral
China. Chambersite occurs associated with the evaporite minerals halite, anhydrite, and gypsum. When chambersite was first discovered in Barber's Hill, the
Chambersite
Lightly colored, translucent, and soft calcium minerals, typically gypsum
spar"―a term more properly applied to fluorspar. Black alabaster is a rare anhydrite form of the gypsum-based mineral. The black form is found in only three
Alabaster
Geological deformation structure
Caprock of a salt diapir at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The white rocks at left center are the gypsum and anhydrite carapace of the diapir.
Dome_(geology)
late-diagenetic dolomite, recrystallized limestone, and some types of anhydrite. Cryptocrystalline – Type of rock texture Microcrystalline Nanocrystalline –
Macrocrystalline
System to transfer heat to/from the ground
this water entered a layer of anhydrite, which expands when wet as it forms gypsum. The swelling will stop when the anhydrite is fully reacted, and reconstruction
Ground_source_heat_pump
Effect of a material on light
0.008 Rose quartz (SiO2) 0.013 0.008 Smoky quartz (SiO2) 0.013 0.008 Anhydrite 0.013 — Dolomite 0.013 — Morion 0.013 — Feldspar 0.012 0.008 Moonstone
Dispersion_(optics)
Type of sedimentary rock
minerals that act as cements include: hematite, limonite, feldspars, anhydrite, gypsum, barite, clay minerals, and zeolite minerals. Sandstone that becomes
Sandstone
Geologic formation in the western United States
bioclastic limestone, oolitic calcarenite, occasionally dolomitized; anhydrite in the Williston Basin 183 m (600 ft) Lodgepole Formation Kinderhookian
Madison_Group
Mineral known as rock salt
mobilization due to the weight of the overlying rock. Salt domes contain anhydrite, gypsum, and native sulfur, in addition to halite and sylvite. They are
Halite
Hills area of northern Alberta. The Beaverhill Lake Group consists of anhydrite and carbonate rocks at the base (the Fort Vermillion Formation), overlain
Beaverhill_Lake_Group
Formation (calcareous mudstone, formerly Upper Anyhdrite and Marl) Sherburn Anhydrite Formation (in Stockton area only) Rotten Marl Formation (formerly Rotten
Geology_of_County_Durham
Type of cave
gypsum. Gypsum karst is very rare. It depends on deposits of gypsum or anhydrite, often also called alabaster. Chemically it is calcium sulfate, CaSO4
Solutional_cave
Region of Eastern Canada
produces over 60% of the gypsum in Canada. In the Atlantic provinces, iron, anhydrite, salt, coal, limestone, silica, sand, quartz, marble, slate, sandstone
Atlantic_Canada
Rock formation in the USA
as the Cotton Valley Limestone, and Buckner Anhydrite members. The Gilmer Limestone and Buckner Anhydrite members represent coastal and shallow marine
Haynesville_Shale
Inoborate mineral
the Mineralogy of Nova Scotia, Pt. III, Borates and Other Minerals in Anhydrite and Gypsum," Philosophical Magazine, January 1868 Ramik, Robert A., "Lost
Howlite
formation consists of up to 1,430 feet (440 m) of halite with significant anhydrite, red beds, and polyhalite. The formation is found within the Delaware
Salado_Formation
Rock formed by the deposition and cementation of particles
Evaporite rocks commonly include abundant halite (rock salt), gypsum, and anhydrite. Organic-rich sedimentary rocks have significant amounts of organic material
Sedimentary_rock
Class of minerals that include the sulfate ion
include: Anhydrous sulfates Barite BaSO4 Celestite SrSO4 Anglesite PbSO4 Anhydrite CaSO4 Hanksite Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl Hydroxide and hydrous sulfates Gypsum
Sulfate_mineral
Chemical compound naturally occurring as the mineral larnite
doi:10.1029/JC086iC10p09776. ISSN 2156-2202. Whitehaven Cement Plant Anhydrite Process Jost, K. H.; Ziemer, B.; Seydel, R. (1977). "Redetermination of
Calcium_silicate
Geological formation
fresh water ponds and salt lakes. There are several variable beds of anhydrite and gypsum and the central body of most of the formation is a massive
Wellington_Formation
rocks are mainly red beds with slate, metasandstone, limestones, gypsum, anhydrite and conglomerates. During the Triassic, rifting emplaced igneous rocks
Geology of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geology_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
Migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material
sufficiently dry environment, will give up its water to the gas phase and form anhydrite (CaSO4). Copper(II) sulfate (bluestone) (CuSO4.5H2O) is a blue crystalline
Efflorescence
Extrusive igneous rock
take the form of anhydrite phenocrysts in the magma. The 1982 El Chichón eruption produced trachyandesite pumice rich in anhydrite, and released 2.2
Trachyandesite
a shallow sea. Large deposits of anhydrite from this period point to very high salinity in the water. These anhydrite deposits are emplaced in the subsurface
Geology_of_Arkansas
Geologic Series in Eastern United States
Formation is above, it is known by its massive salt beds. It also contains anhydrite, gypsum, dolomite, and shale. It also reached a maximum thickness at surface
Cayugan_Series
Geology of the area in California and Nevada
in central part of Badwater Basin; sulfate zone in Cottonball Basin. Anhydrite CaSO4 As layer capping massive gypsum 1 mile (2 km) north of Badwater
Geology of the Death Valley area
Geology_of_the_Death_Valley_area
Calcium sulfate mineral
properties Biaxial (+) Refractive index nα = 1.550–1.559, nβ = 1.560, nγ = 1.577–1.584 2V angle 10–15° Alters to Dehydrates on heating to anhydrite References
Bassanite
Spanish entrepreneur and politician (1862–1924)
family-owned mining conglomerate that controlled iron ore, carbon, fluorite, anhydrite and plaster mines in Vascongadas and Asturias, and politically supported
Manuel Lezama Leguizamón Sagarminaga
Manuel_Lezama_Leguizamón_Sagarminaga
Conurbation in England
acid and fertilisers at Urlay Nook near Egglescliffe in 1833. In 1928, anhydrite was mined from below Billingham for making sulfuric acid, a component
Teesside
gas is most often associated with carbonate rocks, and especially with anhydrite. Hydrogen sulfide is also corrosive, so that gas high in hydrogen sulfide
Sulfur production in the United States
Sulfur_production_in_the_United_States
Thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth
Breisgau, Germany, tectonic uplift occurred instead. A previously isolated anhydrite layer came in contact with water and turned it into gypsum, doubling its
Geothermal_energy
Chemical element with atomic number 38 (Sr)
commonly forms coprecipitates with calcium minerals such as calcite and anhydrite at an increased pH. At intermediate to acidic pH, dissolved strontium
Strontium
Type of seismic wave
000 Limestone 5,800–6,400 19,000–21,000 Dolomite 6,400–7,300 21,000–24,000 Anhydrite 6,100 20,000 Granite 5,800–6,100 19,000–20,000 Gabbro 7,200 23,600
P_wave
Geological boundary between time periods
sediments dated to the time of the impact. The asteroid landed in a bed of anhydrite (CaSO 4) or gypsum (CaSO4·2(H2O)), which would have ejected large quantities
Cretaceous–Paleogene_boundary
zinc, quartz,[citation needed] calcite,[citation needed] magnetite, anhydrite and hematite. Some of the methods to recycle ASR are: Using as a retarder
Automotive_shredder_residue
Study of past and present water on Mars
anhydrous secondary minerals include many carbonates, some sulfates (e.g., anhydrite), and metallic oxides such as the iron oxide mineral hematite. On Mars
Water_on_Mars
calcium sulfate as natural α-anhydrite (CaSO4). Complete dehydration of this mixture yields the optimum 2% γ-anhydrite. In the case of some efficient
Cement_mill
Thrust belt
equivalent to the Middle Muschelkalk, is characterized by alternating beds of anhydrite and gypsum with marl and dolomite layers frequently containing magnesite
Geology_of_the_Jura_Massif
Oil field in Saudi Arabia
rock. The seal is an evaporitic package of rocks including impermeable anhydrite. In the early 1940s, Max Steineke, Thomas Barger and Ernie Berg noted
Ghawar_Field
Belyea and D.J. McLaren in 1957. The Crowfoot Formation consists of anhydrite, silty dolomite, with minor shale. The Crowfoot Formation is typically
Crowfoot_Formation
Sulfate mineral
Fissure Eruption, Tolbachik Volcano, Kamkatchka, Russia) Itelmenite – Anhydrite, saranchinaite, hermannjahnite, thenardite (as thénardite), aphthitalite
Euchlorine
Storing carbon in a carbon pool
storage mechanism, impermeable or low permeability rocks such as mudstone, anhydrite, halite, or impermeable carbonates act as a barrier to the upward buoyant
Carbon_sequestration
Molybdenum disulfide mineral
deposits. Its associated minerals include pyrite, chalcopyrite, quartz, anhydrite, fluorite, and scheelite. Important deposits include the disseminated
Molybdenite
German chemical company
fertilizers to its product range. BASF also acquired and began mining anhydrite for gypsum at the Kohnstein in 1917. In 1916, BASF started operations
BASF
Evaporite mineral
through resublimation from volcanic vapours. It is often accompanied by anhydrite, carnallite, halite, and kieserite. Kainite is only found in comparatively
Kainite
Offshore oil field in Saudi Arabia
Jurassic oils from mixing with the Cretaceous oils is a permeable evaporites anhydrite with a thickness reaching up to 287 m. The seal is not well developed
Safaniya_Oil_Field
Geological fault that runs through eastern New Orleans
They often develop where weak rock layers (detachments) such as salt, anhydrite, or shale underlie regions of rapid sedimentation. These weak zones allow
Michoud_fault
Place where natural hydrocarbons escape
aquathermal pressuring (thermal expansion), clay dehydration reactions (such as anhydrite) and mineral transformation (such as kerogen to oil/gas and excess kerogen)
Petroleum_seep
Oil field in Texas, USA
and anhydrite and is deposited on top of the sandy Dolomite of the Glorietta Formation in the Leonardian Epoch. Above the San Andres is the anhydrite, shale
Slaughter_Field
Flat area on the deep ocean floor
initial stages of a vent chimney begin with the deposition of the mineral anhydrite. Sulfides of copper, iron, and zinc then precipitate in the chimney gaps
Abyssal_plain
Building material in masonry
In the cement route, the composition is fly ash (76%), OPC (20%), and anhydrite (4%), to which 3 to 4 times as much filler material can be added. The
Fly_ash_brick
Group of Triassic rocks in the United Kingdom
formation consists of red-brown mudstones and siltstones in which gypsum/anhydrite occurs as beds, veins and nodules. It was formerly known as the 'Brooks
Mercia_Mudstone_Group
ANHYDRITE
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
The Blessed One
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Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Shiva
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English
English pet form of Latin Patricia, PATTY means "patrician; of noble birth."
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Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
With the Shine of Indra
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Australian, German, Hebrew, Italian
Of the Race of Women; White Wave; God is Gracious
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Greatest Holy Place
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Australian, German, Turkish
Queen
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Andrews.William Andrus came to Boston in 1635 and moved to New Haven in 1639, where he died in 1676.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Krishna
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n.
A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied to resemble pieces of tripe.
n.
Same as Anhydrite.
n.
A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish white color, used for ornamental purposes.
n.
A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).