gypseous

American  

[jip-see-uhs] / ˈdʒɪp si əs /

adjective

1. of or relating to gypsum.

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Etymology

Origin of gypseous

From the Late Latin word gypseus, dating back to 1655–65. See gypsum, -eous

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, we must not forget that there are dense masses of red and variegated sandstones and clays, thousands of feet in thickness, and of vast horizontal extent, wholly devoid of saliferous or gypseous matter.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Owing to the different degrees of solubility in rocks, it is generally not in calcareous mountains, but in gypseous formations, that we find the most extensive succession of grottoes.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

In some parts of the Paris basin, sands and marls, called the Gres de Beauchamp, or Sables moyens, divide the gypseous beds from the calcaire grossier proper.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Sicily, fauna and flora of, older than the country itself. —, newer Pliocene strata of. —, subterranean igneous action in. —, undulating gypseous marls of. —, volcanic dikes of.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

The great sinking movement thus plainly indicated, must have extended in a north and south line for at least four hundred miles, and probably was co- extensive with the gypseous formation.

From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles