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Gypsum Plasterboard
As well as being used in cement, powdered gypsum is used to make plaster products.

Gypsum is:

Easy to shape when wet
Quick to set (or harden)
Strong and rigid when set

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Find out about the minerals we use every day...
Krystal the quartz
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