Assertion: gypsum | /r/Synonym | alabaster
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text: A massive fine-grained white or lightly tinted variety of gypsum, called alabaster, has been used for sculpture by many cultures including Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and the Nottingham alabasters of Medieval England.
text: Speaking as a geologist/mineralogist, if there is any merging, it should be into gypsum, because gypsum is the mineral and selenite, alabaster, etc.
text: Varieties of gypsum known as "satin spar" and "alabaster" are used for a variety of ornamental purposes like sculptures and a substitute for window glass.
text: A very fine-grained white or lightly tinted variety of gypsum, called alabaster, is prized for ornamental work of various sorts.