Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryArt Bronze Ordos culture plaque, 4th century BC; a horse attacked by a tiger Chinese jade and steatite plaques, in the Scythian-style animal art of the steppes. 4th to 3rd centuries BC. Source: Internet
Chinese jade and steatite plaques, in the Scythian -style animal art of the steppes. 4th–3rd century BCE. 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