Cooling your home. Though natural gas is typically used to heat your home, you can also find gas-powered air conditioning units. The machines are usually more expensive upfront, hindering many from switching to natural gas air conditioning.
Gypsum crystals in the Cave of the Crystals in Mexico. Note person for scale. Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO 4 Â·2H 2 O. It can be used as a fertilizer, is the main constituent in many forms of plaster and in blackboard chalk, and is widely mined.he word gypsum is derived from the Greek word Î³ÏÏÎ¿Ï (gypsos), chalk or 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.
Human uses: Sargassum seaweeds are eaten by people, and used fish bait in basket traps, animal feed, fertiliser, insect repellent. Various species are used as medicine for ailments ranging from children's fever, cholesterol problems, cleansing the blood, skin ailments.In the tropics, sargassum seaweeds are a significant source of alginates. They are also used as a component in animal feed and liquid plant food or plant biostimulants.arious species are used as medicine for ailments ranging from children's fever, cholesterol problems, cleansing the blood, skin ailments. In the tropics, sargassum seaweeds are a significant source of alginates.