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Alabaster staining

Stone Conversations : Archive 10 : Message 00452

From: "George Graham" <georgergraham@zzzzzzzzzzz>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 19:38:55 -0500
Subject: Alabaster staining

Daniel,
welcome to the list!
I've noticed a lot of stained stone showing up in stores that sell a lot of
third world gifts. A lot of alabaster looking spheres with unaturally
strong colors.
If I were staining alabaster I'd plan on soaking the finished stone for a
long time so the stain could soak deep into the stone. The stain would have
to be permanent and deep so it could not wash out.
I was in a rock shop in Washington state this summer and saw a lot of
tumbled stones that had to be stained. You might learn something from the
lapidary community.
Good luck,
George Graham

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