steatite

IPA: stˈitaɪt

(mineralogy) soapstone (often synonymous; more information at soapstone § Terminology).

Examples of "steatite" in Sentences

Steatite is not found in the local area.
The term steatite is sometimes used for soapstone.
I think the steatite article should be merged with this one.
Stone steatite and clay figurines with spread arms are common.
Most of the scarabs are made of steatite painted blue or green.
It was very famous for micro cylindrical beads of steatite chlorite .
Typical burial goods included bone awls, steatite bowls, and animal teeth.
Steatite served as raw material for these, sometimes treated with tempering.
A table bar over which the dewatering wire cloth of a paper making machine travels is formed of extruded steatite or the like whose leading edge is recessed to receive a ceramic oxide element which renders the table bar abrasion resistant.