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"Great is the power of memory that dwells in places." (from Cicero)

Gypsum

Gypsum

White as chalk

Gypsum rock layers originate in a natural salt flat, a very shallow marine environment in a warm, dry climate. Evaporation concentrates salts in sea water until they precipitate, starting with sulphates (gypsum is CaSO4, calcium sulphate). The white layers that can be seen from the Seceda cable car are precisely the remains of these natural salt flats.

Main category:
Geology
Subcategory:
Rocks
Epoch:Perm
Area(s):Ortisei
GPS coordinates:@11.7227,46.59837

Video gallery

Der Paläontologe Prof. Andrea Tintori erklärt in dieser Videoserie was uns die Fossilien der geo-paläontologischen Sammlung des Museums Gherdëina von der Entstehung der Dolomiten erzählen.