The origin, nature and distribution of gypsum crusts in deserts

All the warm deserts of the world exhibit gypsum crusts in favourable localities, generally areas with a source of gypsum and less than 250 mm of rainfall annually. The features, comprising loose powdery or cemented crystalline accumulations of calcium sulphate dihydrate, are found at the surface or...

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Main Author: Watson, Andrew
Published: University of Oxford 1983
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.348425