Gypsum
WHS that include natural gypsum deposits, often used for mining.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Carlsbad Caverns | "the largest accumulation of gypsum “chandeliers” " (OUV) | |
| Evaporitic Karst and Caves | "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) | |
| Lut Desert | gypsum domes (OUV) | |
| Mammoth Cave | "splendid forms of beautiful gypsum flowers, delicate gypsum needles," (OUV) | |
| Shark Bay | "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) | |
| Wood Buffalo National Park | "The continued evolution of a large inland delta, salt plains and gypsum karst add to the park’s uniqueness." (OUV) |
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