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Alabaster is a mineral and a soft rock used for carvings and as a source of plaster powder. Archaeologists, geologists, and the stone industry have different ...
As of 2020, the most expensive non-synthetic element by both mass and volume is rhodium. It is followed by caesium, iridium and palladium by mass and iridium, gold and platinum by volume. Carbon in the form of diamond can be more expensive than rhodium. Per-kilogram prices of some synthetic radioisotopes range to trillions of dollars.
Nottingham alabaster is a term used to refer to the English sculpture industry, mostly of relatively small religious carvings, which flourished from the fourteenth century until the early sixteenth century.
The winning bid, $16,570 (originally 14,300 euros), set the Guinness World Record for most expensive cheese. Its spectacular price comes from its creation. Cabrales is specially aged for three to ...
It’s not surprising to find a few cars on this list of the world’s most expensive things. In 2018, a 1962 red Ferrari GTO sold to an anonymous buyer at Sotheby’s auction in Monterey for $48. ...
Greek glass alabastron, probably made in Italy in 1st/2nd century BC, and now part of the Campana Collection of the Musée du Louvre.. An alabastron / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə n,-ˌ t r ɒ n / or alabastrum / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə m / (plural: alabastra or alabastrons; from the Greek ἀλάβαστρον) [1] is a small type of pottery or glass vessel used for holding oil, especially ...
The most expensive stock, easily the most highly priced stock for consumers today, are Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) shares. This stock closed at $70 9,700 per share on Nov. 21.
Selenite, satin spar, desert rose, and gypsum flower are crystal habit varieties of the mineral gypsum.. All varieties of gypsum, including selenite and alabaster, are composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate (meaning that it has two molecules of water), with the chemical formula CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O. Selenite contains no significant selenium – The similar names both derive from Greek selḗnē ...