How does gypsum form? the light color of gypsum reflects its volcanic origin. gypsum is made up of fine-grained silt deposited in a near-shore environment. immense pressure from the laramide orogeny c

How does gypsum form? the light color of gypsum reflects its volcanic origin. gypsum is made up of fine-grained silt deposited in a near-shore environment. immense pressure from the laramide orogeny caused the sandstone to metamorphose into gypsum. gypsum forms from evaporation of shallow seas by a chemical process. gypsum has an aeolian origin, as represented by the cross-bedding?