Alabaster is softer than marble, however it can be polished to a high, translucent gloss making its surface look deceptively hard and glass-like.

How do you restore shine to alabaster?

Solvents are effective cleaners for alabaster. They clean the stone without removing the natural moisture. You can rub a cotton swab moistened with acetone or mineral spirits on the stone to remove surface stains and grime. Use a soft cloth moistened with mineral spirits or acetone to clean larger areas.

Which is more expensive alabaster or marble?

Alabaster is a chemical sedimentary rock, which means that it is made up of precipitated waste from a body of water. While marble is a metamorphic rock that was formed from another rock due to the extreme heat and pressure in the earth's crust. After all, alabaster is cheaper than marble.