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Because it is easy and safe to mine, easy to process into board and easy to work with.
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What evaporite mineral is used to make plaster and dry-wall?
Gypsum
What mineral is used in plaster of Paris and dry wall?
It's calcium sulphate dihydrate, or 'Gypsum'.
What ---------mineral is used make cement?
No, Mineral is not used in cement manufacturing.Various materials are used in cement manufacturing.Some of the materials used in cement manufacturing are limestone, clay, gypsum, iron oxide, magnesium, coal dust.what does mineral cement mean
Which mineral is the ore of aluminium?
bauxite is a mineral used for making aluminum and is mined in Jamaica
What mineral is used for making laundry detergents and glass?
boron (borax)
What mineral is used in making plaster?
Gypsum
What is mineral used in making fertilizer?
gypsum
What is gypsum which is used to make plaster and plaster boards?
Gypsum is a mineral that is used in plaster-of-paris, wallboard, drywall, and alabaster.
Where might you find a use of gypsum in your home?
Gypsum is used in sheetrock, plaster, fertilizers, and filler in paper.
What mineral was used in the manufacture of drywall?
Calcium sulphate dihydrate IS (not was ) used for making drywall, sheetrock, wallboard, etc.
What mineral is used to make sheet rock?
Drywall is commonly calcium sulfate dihydrate, or gypsum. Nowadays there are other types, notably flue gas desulfurization (FGD) drywall and 'Lite' drywall containg ash.
What substances make sheetrock?
Gypsum or 'calcium sulfate dihydrate' is the only substance used.
What mineral is used in fertilizer?
gypsum
What minaeral can be used as Wallboard for interior walls are made from what?
the main mineral used for wallboards is gypsum. there is many more but the MAIN mineral is gypsum
What mineral is used to make drywall?
GYPSUM is the main mineral in Drywall.
What mineral is mined in barrow island?
The main mineral mined on Barrow Island is gypsum. Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral used in a variety of industries, including construction and agriculture.
What is fireproof sheetrock and is it still used?
Sheetrock is a brand name for a brand of gypsum board, and by it's nature, it fire resistant (it is made of ground up gypsum rock, mixed with water, extruded in a ribbon). Check with a building supply dealer for fire code rated drywall- it will be the correct thickness.
