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Steatite
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Steatite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/steatite.html. 1828.