The California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) is a species of spiny lobster found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico.
The word gypsum is derived from the Greek word Î³ÏÏÎ¿Ï (gypsos), plaster. Because the quarries of the Montmartre district of Paris have long furnished burnt gypsum (calcined gypsum) used for various purposes, this dehydrated gypsum became known as plaster of Paris.
Gypsum has many other uses, too. In fact, it is used as a filler ingredient in many foods. The average person eats about 28 pounds of gypsum in a lifetime. When gypsum rock is crushed and the water removed, it can be used to make plaster of paris, commonly used in industry.Ground gypsum is also used as a soil conditioner. Chemically, gypsum rock is calcium sulfate with two molecules of water.ational Gypsum also uses another form of calcium sulfate called byproduct gypsum. Byproduct gypsum is produced when power companies scrub their coal-fired emissions to remove sulfur dioxide. The resulting byproduct is calcium sulfate.