gypsiferous

[ jip-sif-er-uhs ]

adjective

Origin of gypsiferous

First recorded in 1840–50; gyps(um) + -i- + -ferous

They were laid in gypsiferous clay, a mass of which lay close to the southwest corner.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl Lumholtz
This result is attributed to the connection of the lake with rocks of the gypsiferous series.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea | George Rawlinson
Wherever the gypsiferous marls of the Calchaqui are near the surface, the springs are saline.
The Argentine Republic | Pierre Denis

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