ALABASTER PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
Alabaster is characterized by the crystal size (less than 0.05 mm) disposed in an intimate framework that confers alabaster translucency and compactness. The first of these qualities provides alabaster with its characteristic beauty; the second one, combined with gypsum’s low hardness, is what makes this …
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The chemical composition of alabaster is the same as that of gypsum: i.e. dihydrate calcium sulphate: CaSO3*2H2O. Gypsum can become dehydrated and lose the water molecules in greater o smaller proportion. If it dehydrates completely, the new mineral is called anhydrite (calcium sulphate, CaSO3). Although …
Read More →WHAT IS ALABASTER?
What is alabaster? This is the question we are going to solve here as lovers and professionals of the extraction of this beautiful stone. Alabaster is the stone of art par excellence, a much-appreciated resource for sculptors and architects who have been able to take …
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ARASTONE is a company that has been dedicated to alabaster for two generations. We have our own quarries and facilities, as well as industrial premises that enable us to carry out all types of transformations and to meet the deadlines established for supplying finished pieces. …
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