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    Alabaster: Understanding the Mineral Composition of this Elegant Stone
    Alabaster is a fine-grained, translucent variety of gypsum.

    Gypsum itself is a sulfate mineral, meaning it's composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (CaSO4·2H2O).

    So, to summarize:

    * Alabaster is a type of gypsum rock.

    * Gypsum is a sulfate mineral.

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