Stypsi or Stipsi, is a village of the municipality of West Lesbos in Greece, which belongs to the Lesbos Prefecture and has a population of 675 permanent residents (as of 2021).
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Stypsi or Stipsi, is a village of the municipality of West Lesbos in Greece, which belongs to the Lesbos Prefecture and has a population of 675 permanent residents (as of 2021).
== Name == The name of the village originates from the Greek word, '' (στύψη, or στυπτηρία), the original chemical name of the mineral, potassium alum, the known, double sulfate of potassium and aluminium, which has the chemical formula, KAl(SO4)2.•12H2O. 450px|right|thumb|Partial view of Stipsi at Lesbos island Stypsi or stipsi, was found abundant in the soils of the surrounding areas of Stipsi. Especially during the Roman period, in which potassium alum was produced in large quantities for the Roman Empire. This mineral was known to be utilised for the tanning of leathers and also used in paints. Mining of potassium alum was taken place until the 1970s.
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