pagodite Min.
(ˈpægədaɪt)
[a. F. pagodite (C. A. G. Napione 1798), f. pagode pagod + -ite1.]
A soft mineral carved by the Chinese into figures of pagodas, images, etc.; also called agalmatolite.
| 1837 Dana Min. 254 Agalmatolite..Pagodite. 1842 Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Pagodite, a species of steatite or serpentine, which the Chinese carve into figures. |