From:
"Bill Weissinger" <Bill@zzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:13:43 -0700
Subject:
Testing alabaster for fractures
George Graham wrote:
Quoted text begins.I know a guy who would get big chunks of alabaster , and test them out with
a 10lb. sledge hammer.
End of quote.
If the alabaster is transluscent, waiting until dark and then holding a
bright light tight against the rock is reputed to show the fractures, if
any. I hope it works since I brought home several as yet unworked pieces I
bought this summer after friends tested them in that way.
Bill Weissinger
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