Gypsum

=**GYPSUM** =

. Gypsum is not magnetic. The color of it can be green, light red yellow,pink,gray,orange,brown,or it can even be colorless. When you streak the mineral it leaves a white powder behind. This mineral has an amazing cleavage. On the hardness scale from 1 to 10 it is rated a 2. It has a glassy,waxy luster. Some interesting facts about gypsum is it is one of the more common minerals in sedimentary environments. Also a major rock forming mineral. Gypsum crystals can be extremely large. Fracture is uneven but rarely seen.