Nullarbor - Gypsum

A number of caves on the Nullarbor Plain contain gypsum speleothems. A gypsum stalactite was first identified by Steve Appleyard on a WASG trip to Kelly Cave. His description was published in The Western Caver in 1983?. Since that time a number of caves have been found that contain large numbers of gypsum speleothems. Here is the first of a number of gypsum photos from the Nullarbor

Thursday, 29 September 2022
A small gypsum stalagmite. Note the gypsum plates that make up the stalagmite and the lens cap hiding at base of the "mite" for scale. - Nullarbor - Gypsum
A gypsum stalactite. Note the gypsum has grown over a calcite stalactite. This is common in the shallow caves of the Nullarbor, indicating various periods of growth. Calcite followed by more recent gypsum and halite. - Nullarbor - Gypsum