Alabaster: art works
Alabaster stone has some characteristics which make it particularly right for sculpture and handicrafts workings. The person who does stone carving can totally express his inspiration, his imagination and his creativity, and these qualities well suit the harmonious poetry of this stone.
Centrotavola
Centrotavola in alabastro bianco trasparente forma ovale con contorno smerlato.
Vaso ornamentale
Vaso realizzato in alabastro bianco opaco e successivamente invecchiato. La lavorazione e l’ornato sono state realizzate scrupolosamente a mano, dai più grandi artigiani di Volterra.
ALABASTRI VANZI
Località S. Quirico
56048 Volterra (PI) - Italy
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info@alabastrivanzi.it
ALABASTER:TECHNICAL FILE
- Crystallized Calcium sulphate (CA SO4 2H20)
- Structure: kryptocristalline of coarse grain
- Hardness: 1,5 - 2,0 (Mohs)
- Specific weight: 2,3 g/cm³
- Volumetric mass: 1,93 g/cm³
- Absorption coefficient: 0,20%
- Porosity: 0,15%
- Micro-hardness: 47 kg/mm