alabaster

     

Alabaster (sometimes calle satin spar) is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients.

Trivia about alabaster

  • Often white & translucent, this delicate variety of gypsum has been used to make statues & vases
  • Vases can be made from this gypsum mineral whose name has come to mean "smooth & white"
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a carved artwork in Peru.) Hand-carved sculptures of this stone, a translucent variety of gypsum, are a mainstay of Peruvian handicrafts
  • The "true", as opposed to the "oriental", type of this rock is a fine-grained white variety of gypsum
  • Building material for a column, or a term describing smooth skin

Tweets about alabaster

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  • @Mia_Alabaster Eben! Und durchs Laufen wird dann auch die Kondition fürs Weglaufen in Zweifelsfällen trainiert! ;)
  • @AffairesBelles Wobei es hoffentlich kein nächstes Mal geben wird. Ich hatte in 13 Jahren 2 Vorfälle - zwei zuviel. Konnte auch wegrennen...
  • @Mia_Alabaster Ich hoffe,es gibt kein nächstes Mal!Sonst sind da immer Radfahrer und Leute mit Hunden/Pferden unterwegs!Aber wenn:definitiv!
  • @AffairesBelles Das nächste Mal wirfst du den Verrückten vom Rad, nebelst ihn ein + trittst ihm zwischen die Beine. Es gibt solche Freaks...
  • @Mia_Alabaster Ich hab mir schon vorgenommen, es das nächste Mal mitzunehmen. Der kam einfach aus dem Gebüsch! Hatte selten so Panik! (M)
  • @AffairesBelles allein im Wald/Feldwegen joggen und hatte da auch schon bedrohliche Situationen. Jogge abends allein nur mit Pfefferspray...
  • @AffairesBelles Das ist ja furchtbar! Oo Ich will mir nicht vorstellen, was er möglicherweise vor Absichten hatte. Ich war früher auch...
  • BROKEN...the alabaster experience. Finaly The Long Awaited Worship Concert is Here!!! The Atmosphere alone is Something Else!!.
  • #nowplaying 'Froskull - Alabaster' - #tunein at
  • @Mia_Alabaster Ja. Fuhr auf dem Fahrrad neben mir her, starrte mich an und versuchte mir dann den Weg abzuschneiden. Da bin ich losgerannt.
  • @Mia_Alabaster ja!
  • @beautyjungle Frisur finde ich allerdings top!
  • @AffairesBelles Oh Gott - wirklich jetzt? Oo
  • RT @YouAreCarrying: @courtneyp an alabaster plug, a jewelled box, a gold doubloon, a collective of lions' meat, a white piece of paper, a p…
  • @courtneyp an alabaster plug, a jewelled box, a gold doubloon, a collective of lions' meat, a white piece of paper, a powerful scroll.
  • At the beach surrounded by alabaster honeys. #hellochicago
  • Alabaster Caverns, Amazing!
  • this alabaster thing with a bouffant, though... drop her off in the wastebasket on your way out, clifford.
  • Bodega a Medida Climatizada para Restaurante Alabaster
  • Birthday princess 🔱🎈💝
  • RT @DreamsOfTaos: she's the kind of friend who doesn't ask for much an alabaster rose for the light in her eye #tanka
  • @alabaster_heart
  • Lightning rod mock-the presentation circuitously cutout alabaster only insurance broker put in shape: GDOSR
  • I danced to alabaster box a cute little jazz number 😍
  • @Alabaster_Box_ 👀👀
  • RT @lovely_kiy: Alabaster Box will forever be one of my favorite cd's but y'all don't know nothing about that
  • yes! my mother had that CD! RT @lovely_kiy: Alabaster Box will forever be one of my favorite cd's but y'all don't know nothing about that
  • Outtie with birthday baddie 🎈 @ Alero Restaurant
  • RT @BarryWhite93: Alabaster box by Yolanda Adams is my joint boe!! I love her
  • Can she jump into alabaster box real quick so I can get my life..
  • Alabaster Box will forever be one of my favorite cd's but y'all don't know nothing about that
  • Alabaster box by Yolanda Adams is my joint boe!! I love her
  • RT @deCraz: So I noticed the new thing to do on Facebook is to repost arrests from the alabaster reporter
  • Fk Alaina Alabaster...
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  • @alabaster_p あれっすよ……
  • RT @YouAreCarrying: @fluffy an alabaster plug, a lamp, an amber vial, a broken jewel-encrusted egg, a crystal skull, a spell book, a blue c…
  • @fluffy an alabaster plug, a lamp, an amber vial, a broken jewel-encrusted egg, a crystal skull, a spell book, a blue crystal sphere.
  • So I noticed the new thing to do on Facebook is to repost arrests from the alabaster reporter
  • Just played: Bigger - Alabaster Box - unknown(unknown)
  • THIS BOY SAID AUGUST ALABASTER LMAOOOOOOOO
  • RT @ThatManGilmore: Y'all go get some Kleenex and a texturizer for this cat Augustus Alabaster bruh
  • Y'all go get some Kleenex and a texturizer for this cat Augustus Alabaster bruh
  • RT @heatheretuk: You don't know the cost of the oil in my alabaster box-I was at #TheFeetofJesus @PastorChrisHill @TPHDenver 💒
  • Alabaster City Council votes to use sales tax to repay school debt - MGN OnlineALBASTER, Ala. (#WIAT) – The...