Gyps is a genus of Old World vultures that was proposed by Marie Jules César Savigny in 1809. Its members are sometimes known as griffon vultures. Gyps vultures have a slim head, a long …

The Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) is a large Old World vulture in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. It is also known as the griffon vulture, [4] although this term is sometimes used for …

Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. [4] . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in …

Also known as the Eurasian Griffon, this large short tailed vulture has excellent eyesight and in flight can spot an animal carcass from a distance in excess of five kilometres. Visual …

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Gypsum is the most common sulfate mineral. Used to manufacture dry wall, plaster, joint compound. An agricultural soil treatment. Gypsum uses include: manufacture of wallboard, …

Gypsum is a mineral found in crystal form as well as masses called gypsum rock. It is a very soft mineral and it can form very pretty, and sometimes extremely large colored crystals. Massive …

Massive tricolored vulture with whitish head and neck, pale brown body, and contrasting dark flight feathers. Juveniles similar but with a pale brown rather than white neck ruff. Nests in …

2 days ago · Imagine a chalky white mineral, born from ancient seas and now silently shaping the walls around you. Gypsum’s journey is astonishing—not only does it rise from the ashes of …

Gypsum, a soft non-metallic mineral, almost exclusively forms in sedimentary settings, as seawater is evaporated or as dissolved ions precipitate from groundwater. Its mineral structure …