Gipsita

In addition to its best-known use as a tailor's chalk, GIPSITA serves many other applications. The finer, more transparent crystals of GIPSITE are known by the alternative name of selenite. While it can be cut for collectors, it is too flexible to be classified as a gem. The flower-shaped variety is called a desert rose. GIPSITA has many industrial uses. Its raw form is used in fertilizers, as a reinforcing material in papers and fabrics, and in cements. It is also an important building material, being widely used in the manufacture of glass and various types of paint. GIPSITA is extremely soft and can be scratched with a fingernail. It is formed by the evaporation of seas or lakes of salt water.