soapstone

Speech parts

1. soapstone - Noun

2. soapstone - Verb

Meaning

See Steatite, and Talc.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Examples

All other architectural soapstone is mined in Brazil, India and Finland and imported into the United States. citation Welders and fabricators use soapstone as a marker due to its resistance to heat; it remains visible when heat is applied. Source: Internet

Among the Inuit of the far north, traditional carving styles in ivory and soapstone are still continued. Source: Internet

By far the most exquisite and obscure artifacts unearthed to date are the small, square steatite (soapstone) seals engraved with human or animal motifs. Source: Internet

Common, non-architectural grades of soapstone can just barely be scratched with a fingernail and are thus considered to have a hardness of 2.5 on the Mohs scale. Source: Internet

Minerals such as catlinite and soapstone have also been used. Source: Internet

Some Native Americans use soapstone for smoking pipes ; numerous examples have been found among artifacts of different cultures and are still in use today. Source: Internet

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