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gypsy [ˈdʒıpsı] N, gipsy

sum [sʌm] N

2. sum:

sum

I . gum [gʌm] N

II . gum <gummed; gumming> [gʌm] VB trans

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A very fine-grained white or lightly tinted variety of gypsum, called alabaster, is prized for ornamental work of various sorts.
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There are also gold, silver, and gypsum deposits.
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Gypsum, a white mineral used in plasters and wallboards, is a plentiful resource in the plain found in shallow, low-grade areas.
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Deposits of gypsum under the roadway were dissolving and causing it to settle.
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It also shows a preference for otherwise extremely poor soils, especially those showing traces of gypsum.
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So grass-land manured with gypsum soon ceases to feel its agency.
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Mining, especially of gypsum and salt and to a lesser extent silica, peat and barite, is also a significant sector.
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Near the top of the formation is a thick layer of gypsum of very high quality.
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The habitat is rocky, with steep cliffs of gypsum-rich clay covered in a layer of sandstone scree.
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Similar to masonry, walls built with gypsum blocks are massive, void-free and of high stability.
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