Assertion: alabaster | /r/HasProperty | name
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text: At the top of the article the following is stated: "Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals, when used as a material: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium).
text: Alabaster, a name (said to be of Arabic origin and to signify "white stone") properly restricted to the translucent or semi-opaque massive varieties of gypsum or hydrous calcium sulphate.
text: Alabaster is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum hydrous sulfate of calcium; and calcite; a carbonate of calcium.