compared with gypsum and may have a bluish tint. Both gypsum and anhydrite are used as soil additives and in portland cement. Because of its use in drywall manufacturing, gypsum is more economically desirable. gypsum crystals bluish anhydrite with calcite Anhydrite and Gypsum Indiana's Evaporite Minerals satin spar gypsum
Anhydrite has limited uses, although large quantities of a mixture of Anhydrite/Gypsum are blended with cement clinker and finely ground to produce Portland Cement. Addition of about 5% is used to control the initial rate of reaction with water and to retard the setting time of the cement. IV. Gypsum Demand