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| Local Name(s): |
Chellaston Alabaster, Chellaston Marble, Chellaston Stone. |
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| Stone Group: | Other | ||||||
| Stone Type: | Gypsum/Alabaster | ||||||
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| General Colour Description: | A pure white mineral when fresh, it becomes slightly cream coloured on exposure. Poorer quality varieties often have a red coloration. |
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| Hand Specimen Description: | A soft, crystalline mineral with a smooth feel. The 'alabaster' is calcium sulphate (a massive form of gypsum). |
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| General Comments: | Pure white alabaster from Chellaston is regarded as being of superior quality to the coloured or veined varieties. This higher quality 'alabaster' generally was extracted earlier in Chellaston's quarrying history. |
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| Reacts dilute to HCl? | No | ||||||
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