A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gypsum (alabaster), Pomaia, Italy |
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| Description | Alabaster is a fine-grained dense variety of gypsum. It has historically been used to make statues, as building stone, to make jewelery and kitchen ware, and for other purposes. This sample is about 10 cm wide. |
| Location | Italy. Near Pomaia. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2001-05-22. |
| Collection | Ward’s University Rock Collection #167. |
| Key words | gypsum, alabaster, Pomaia, Italy |
| Tech details | 707 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm Nikon AF micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 500 |
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