Alabaster (mineral)
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > mineral > gypsum
Descripción
Fine-grained marblelike variety of gypsum that is easy to carve but is rather fragile; it has been used as a sculpture material, ornamental building work, vases, small decorative carvings, and powdered for use as a paper filler and paint pigment called mineral white or terra alba. Alabaster is usually a translucent white or pink but may also be a muted red, yellow or gray. It is soft and can be scratched slightly with a fingernail. It also dissolves slowly in wet environments.
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Otros términos
- 雪花石膏 [zh]
- albast (mineraal) [nl]
- albâtre [fr]
- Alabaster (mineral) [de]
- alabastro (mineral) [it]
- alabastro (mineral) [es]
- xuě huā shí gāo [zh]
- xue hua shi gao [zh]
- hsüeh hua shih kao [zh]
- gipsmarmer [nl]