Interesting facts about PLASTER OF PARIS:
Do you ever wonder why the mineral gypsum is named as "Plaster of Paris"....?
If you have no idea, then you are at the right place to know the facts behind the name origin of Plaster of Paris.
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Plaster of Paris or simply plaster is the common name for calcium sulphate hemihydrate it is made by heating the mineral gypsum.
There was an interesting fact behind its curious name. In 1666 a fire that raised across the city of London destroyed many buildings and human lives.
The king who used to rule at that time, felt very sorry for his people and he thought of doing something for his people. keeping this Catastrophe in mind the king of France decided that all walls made of wood in Paris be immediately covered with plaster as a protection against such fires.
Paris had a lot of gypsum deposit at that time and the king's order resulted the large-scale mining of the mineral.
Thus the city of Paris became the center of plastic production and hence the mineral came to be known as plaster of Paris.
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