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Steatite

noun
1.
A soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments.  Synonyms: soap-rock, soaprock, soapstone.





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"Steatite" Quotes from Famous Books



... the smoke of our fire, paid us a visit from the shore, and were the only living things seen during our stay. The rock constituting the cliffs along the shore where we were encamped, is a talcous rock, or steatite, with ...
— The Life of Kit Carson • Edward S. Ellis


Words linked to "Steatite" :   talc, talcum


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