Gypsum

Connected Sites: 6

Definition
WHS that include natural gypsum deposits, often used for mining.

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Connected Sites

  • Carlsbad Caverns
    Carlsbad Caverns
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.47
    118
    11
    "the largest accumulation of gypsum “chandeliers” " (OUV)
  • Evaporitic Karst and Caves
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.02
    52
    5
    "an unusually well-preserved and extensive epigenic gypsum karst terrain ... some of the deepest gypsum caves in the world .. very large gypsum cone features" (AB ev)
  • Wood Buffalo National Park
    Inscribed: 1983
    2.82
    12
    4
    "The continued evolution of a large inland delta, salt plains and gypsum karst add to the park’s uniqueness." (OUV)
  • Shark Bay
    Shark Bay
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.58
    40
    2
    "Scattered around Shark Bay, especially within Peron Peninsula inside the Francois Peron National Park, are several saline lakes of gypsum, known locally as birridas." (see link)
    See www.amusingplanet.com
  • Mammoth Cave
    Mammoth Cave
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.25
    124
    5
    "splendid forms of beautiful gypsum flowers, delicate gypsum needles," (OUV)
  • Lut Desert
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.40
    25
    3
    gypsum domes (OUV)