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steatite

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Steatite  \Ste"a*tite\,  n.  [Gr.  ?,  ?,  fat,  tallow:  cf  F. 
  st['e]atite.]  (Min.) 
  A  massive  variety  of  talc,  of  a  grayish  green  or  brown  color. 
  It  forms  extensive  beds,  and  is  quarried  for  fireplaces  and 
  for  coarse  utensils.  Called  also  {potstone},  {lard  stone}, 
  and  {soapstone}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Talc  \Talc\,  n.  [F.  talc;  cf  Sp  &  It  talco,  LL  talcus;  all 
  fr  Ar  talq.]  (Min.) 
  A  soft  mineral  of  a  soapy  feel  and  a  greenish,  whitish,  or 
  grayish  color,  usually  occurring  in  foliated  masses.  It  is 
  hydrous  silicate  of  magnesia.  {Steatite},  or  {soapstone},  is 
  a  compact  granular  variety. 
 
  {Indurated  talc},  an  impure,  slaty  talc,  with  a  nearly 
  compact  texture,  and  greater  hardness  than  common  talc;  -- 
  called  also  {talc  slate}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  steatite 
  n  :  a  soft  heavy  compact  variety  of  talc  having  a  soapy  feel 
  used  to  make  hearths  and  tabletops  and  ornaments  [syn:  {soapstone}, 
  {soaprock}]




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