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Alabaster is a kind of mineral, and so an alabaster box is made of alabaster. The word "alabaster" can refer to two different minerals. One is gypsum, the same stuff as found inside of drywall sheets, and as anyone who has ever put a hole in their wall knows, gypsum is extremely soft. This means that an alabaster box will probably not be made of gypsum. The other mineral given that name is a kind of marble which is very hard, and so this is the kind of mineral we're talking about when we think of an "alabaster box." Alabaster is usually white, sometimes marked with browns or tans.
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∙ 9y agoPer Wikipedia.org: " gypsum and calcite, a carbonate of calcium, also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster or Oriental alabaster, in geological terms is "a stalagmitic limestone marked with patterns of swirling bands of cream and brown".
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What is an alabaster box?
An alabaster box is a box made of alabaster (a mineral). To find out more about alabaster, please see this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabaster
What does an alabaster box look like?
A box looks like a box--- its a square container. An alabaster box is a square container made out of alabaster. Alabaster is a stone, generally white with shadow markings in it. It can be translucent.
What does an Alabaster look like?
A box looks like a box--- its a square container. An alabaster box is a square container made out of alabaster. Alabaster is a stone, generally white with shadow markings in it. It can be translucent.
When was Alabaster Box - album - created?
Alabaster Box - album - was created on 1999-10-19.
What are alabaster vessels?
They're vessels made of alabaster. "Vessels" in this sense means "containers" such as glasses or pitchers. Alabaster is a kind of stone.
What do you put in an alabaster box?
All your Pains, Fears, and dispointments
If an item is described as alabaster ivory is it actually ivory?
No, it's made of alabaster stone.
What is the white chapel made of?
alabaster
What is the lamassu made of?
Limestone/ Mosul Alabaster
How do you glue alabaster to alabaster?
Epoxy will glue alabaster to alabaster.
What is the for a translucent stone used in floor slabs?
Alabaster. :D
What is the ancient Egyptian white chapel made out of?
alabaster
