Alabaster Blocks

Alabaster blocks eliminate the work required to reduce a stone boulder or slab for carving in the round (3-dimensional carving). Considered a medium hard stone, alabaster is a bit harder than soapstone. It is usually opaque white, pale rose-pink, light brown colour and somewhat translucent. There are two types of alabaster. One is gypsum, which is used today. The other is calcite, which was used in ancient times including by the Ancient Egyptians. Alabaster is generally mined as small scale rocks rather than large sizes. Since it is a soft and easily workable stone, it is used for carving home decoration products, handcrafted souvenirs, and small-scale sculptures. In stonecontact.com web site, you can find rough Alabaster blocks and various size boulders with the most reasonable prices from direct mine owners from Spain, USA, India, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, etc. countries and also alabaster rock composition, chemical information.