In the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico is a unique environment know as White Sands. The 'sand' is comprised of the rare chemical gypsum, calcium sulfate. It's rare because it's water soluble so it took 70 million years of specific geological ...See moreIn the Tularosa Basin, New Mexico is a unique environment know as White Sands. The 'sand' is comprised of the rare chemical gypsum, calcium sulfate. It's rare because it's water soluble so it took 70 million years of specific geological events to create and preserve this desert. But life isn't easy in world of pure gypsum so the resident plants and animals needed some major adaptations. Written by
David Foss
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