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Alabasters and Limestone
Alabaster is the softest stone we have. It is hardness of 2-2.5 and is composed of gypsum which chemically is calcium sulphate. It can be carved with wood chisels and shaped with rasps. Stone chisels are a little faster though. It can also be turned on a lathe. Some are translucent and some are opaque. They are colorful and make great indoor sculptures.
Limestone is “uncompressed” marble: calcium carbonate that has become a sediment. It has a hardness of about 2 which varies greatly (the Tuxedo is much harder). We are in Kansas which is limestone country with Cottonwood as one of our best. We also have Silverdale (more yellow), Indiana (gray) and some Texas colors.
These are just a few of the alabasters and limestones in stock.
 Merlin Cohen |
Translucent Orange Utah Tangerine orange, 3"-6" slabs $2.50 |
 Katusha Bull |
White Raspberry Utah $1.25 |
 Cody Vance |
Italian Ice Italy Strong, like frosted glass $1.60 |
 Adrian Wall |
Peach New Mexico $1.25 |
 Mike Phillips |
Italian Ice Slab Italy 6" or 8" slabs |
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Silver Cloud Utah $1.25 |
 Jon Fernans |
Italian Blue Ice Italy Like Ice but light blue $1.75 |
 Dan Tapper |
Desert Ice SW USA Green veins outside, clear within; every piece an adventure $1.50 |
 Sharon Gainsbury |
Italian Agata "Champagne" Italy Rootbeer translucent $1.60 |
 Mike Tine |
Italian Opaque Italy Very solid, white with white veins $1.50 |
 Myles Schachter |
Carlotta or Moss Green Utah $1.25 |
 Merlin Cohen |
Salmon Utah $1.50 |
 Katusha Bull |
Honey Brown Utah $1.50 |
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Anglefire New Mexico $1.25 |
 Al Sieradski |
Raspberry/ Burgundy Utah $1.25 |
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Slate Gray New Mexico $1.25 |
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Tiger Eye Utah $1.25 |
Cream New Mexico $1.25 |
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Limestone |
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Cottonwood Kansas $0.50 |
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Tuxedo Gray Kansas $0.75 |
| Prairie Shell Kansas $0.50 |
 Ellen Woodbury |
Silverdale Kansas $0.60 |