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Soapstone - Wikipedia
In geology, steatite is a rock that is, to a very large extent, composed of talc . The mining industry defines steatite as a high-purity talc rock that is suitable for the manufacturing of, for example, insulators; the lesser grades of the mineral can be called simply "talc rock".
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STEATITE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a massive talc having a grayish-green or brown color : soapstone 2. an electrically insulating porcelain composed largely of steatite.
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Steatite: Mineral information, data and localities.
A massive variety of talc with a greasy to soapy feeling, often used for ornamental carvings and pots and bowls ('Potstone', German 'Topfstein').
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steatite
steatite Min. (ˈstiːətaɪt) Also 7–9 in L. form steatites. [ad. L. steatītis or -ītēs (Pliny), a. Gr. *στεατῖτις, -ίτης (λίθος), a stone resembling tallow, f. στεατ-, στέαρ tallow, suet: see -ite.] A massive variety of talc, commonly of a grey or greyish green colour, with an unctuous or soapy feel; ...
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Steatite - Digital Fire
Steatite is popular for making ceramic components where there is no need for tight dimensional tolerances, chemical purity or high mechanical stress.
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Steatite - Rauschert
Steatite is a silicate-ceramic material based on soapstone, with a proportion of 75 – 90 %. Apart from soapstone, it also contains clay and flux agent.
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Catpund
Catpund is a quarry site in Shetland, Scotland, where steatite vessels were cut from the rock from prehistory onwards. History
Steatite is also known as soapstone, or, in the Shetland dialect, "diales", "kleber", "klever", or "clammel".
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The Use of Steatite in Ancient Egypt
A guest blog on the well-attested stone known as steatite from experimental technologist Matt Szafran… Neb-iww. Statuette of Neb-iu, ...
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Soapstone: the story of the steatite stone - Marmomac
Steatite. From the Greek “stèatos,” meaning “fat”: it was named this way because of its smooth and slippery appearance, which makes it resemble a greasy stone; ...
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Steatite (Soapstone) Meanings and Crystal Properties
Steatite is celebrated for its soothing qualities, promoting calmness and a sense of balance. It assists in preparing for change and transitions.
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STEATITE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a type of mineral rock. From BBC In America many pewter sun-dials were cast in moulds of steatite or other material.
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steatitous
steatitous, a. (ˈstiːətaɪtəs) [ad. F. stéatiteux, f. stéatite: see steatite and -ous.] = steatitic.1853 Th. Ross tr. Humboldt's Trav. III. xxxii. 386 Green steatitous slate mixed with amphibole.
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steatoid
steatoid Min. (ˈstiːətɔɪd) [Named by E. F. Glocker 1839, from its resemblance to steatite: see -oid.] A name given to the serpentine pseudomorphs found at Snarum, in Norway.1877 Watt's Dict. Chem. V. 426.
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Bakestone
Before the 19th century, bakestones were made of stone; usually oval and of schistose steatite (soapstone), slate or very fine micaceous flaggy sandstone
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lardite
lardite Min. (ˈlɑːdaɪt) [ad. mod.L. lardītēs (Wallerius, 1778), f. lardum (see lard n.); its earlier Fr. name was ‘pierre de lard’.] † a. A synonym of steatite. b. A synonym of pagodite.1796 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 153 Indurated Steatites. Lardites of Wallerius. 1814 Allan Min. Nomen. 46 Steati...
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