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Meaning of "anhydrite"

anhydrite (adjective) - Pertaining to a mineral or substance that lacks water content or is dehydrated, often used in geological or chemical contexts to describe certain rocks or compounds
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  • An evaporite mineral made of anhydrous calcium sulfate.

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Anhydrite may be identified by its rectangu lar.
Areas of missing top anhydrite and accompanying layers.
It forms as an evaporate mineral and as a hydration product of anhydrite.
The top anhydrite is decomposed into individual plates.
The calcium sulfate that is added is anhydrite here.
Natural anhydrite was used as sulfate source.
This property flows from the presence of anhydrite.
Anhydrite is an essential additive in the fabrication chain for cement.
Gypsum can be replaced by anhydrite or any hydrated calcium sulfate.
Anhydrite can be substituted for gypsum in some of its uses.
Laying tiles on an anhydrite screed is not without its problems.
The seal is an evaporitic package of rocks including impermeable anhydrite.
Massive anhydrite tends to be impermeable to water and is chemically stable.
They were entirely limited to anhydrite back filling behind the supports.
The anhydrite so formed was the orthorhombic or so called dead burned variety.

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Gypsum and anhydrite.
Anhydrite is preferably used.
The gypsum and the anhydrite exist in the natural condition.
These calcite fins were once crack filling gypsum and anhydrite.
The gypsum and anhydrite exist in the natural state.
Limestone and anhydrite.
The anhydrite and gypsum react with organic material to form calcite.
How to determine the readiness for anhydrite screed read here.
The worldwide abundance of gypsum greatly exceeds the abundance of anhydrite.
Spanish anhydrite combined with calcium carbonate also gave high porosity.
Backfilling tests were still being conducted with natural anhydrite.
Support equipment panels inserts timber synthetic anhydrite sealing of joints between rings.
This was a very good tip for people working with natural anhydrite.
Anhydrite makes up the sturdy solid base of gypsum deposits and can be mined separately.
A gypsum quarry from the last century is known for anhydrite specimens.
Between the sand reservoir and the anhydrite binder reservoir a mixing device is located.
It is also preferable that the calcium sulphate used is in the anhydrite form.
The rehydration of the calcium sulphate anhydrite preferably takes place immediately following dehydration.
Larger isolated solutions and gas reserves are possible in the top anhydrite layers.
Anhydrite can also benefit people contending with problems related to the heart and circulatory system.
The situation can however be regulated by adding anhydrite crystals to the solution.
The initial stages of a vent chimney begin with the deposition of the mineral anhydrite.
These anhydrite deposits are emplaced in the subsurface of southern Arkansas.
This considerably blocks the subsequent transformation of the a anhydrite formed by heat treatment.
Anhydrite indicates that the Eocene was marked by shallow marine conditions.
Chemical and microscopic analysis testified the hydration of anhydrite crystals into gypsum.
Acetic Anhydrite is not a drug.
Drilling revealed two monocline structures were related to the dissolution and collapse of anhydrite layers.
Anhydrite is an anhydrous calcium sulfate with a composition of CaSO4.
Minersa is one of the largest producers of synthetic anhydrite in Europe.
Compared to halite, anhydrite is insoluble and slightly harder.
The Wabamun Formation is composed of dolomitic limestone and calcareous dolostone with anhydrite interbeds.
Finally, the drying time of an anhydrite screed is generally slow.
Angelite is the trade name for Blue Anhydrite.
Anhydrite can be interbedded with halite, shale and dolomite.

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