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Soapstone (also
known as
steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist,
which is a type of
metamorphic rock. It is
composed largely of the magnesium-rich mineral...
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Buffalo Soapstone is a census-designated
place (CDP) in Mat****ka-Susitna Borough, Alaska,
United States. It is part of the Anchorage,
Alaska Metropolitan...
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stretch 28
metres (92 ft) wide. It is made of
reinforced concrete and
soapstone.
Christ the
Redeemer differs considerably from its
original design, as...
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occurrence of very high-quality
soapstone in the
Belcher Islands supports a
locally significant carving industry.
These soapstone occurrences formed when sedimentary...
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Soapstone Ridge is a mafic-ultramafic
geological complex located in the
Piedmont region, south-east of Atlanta,
Georgia on a 25-square-mile (65 km2) area...
- In the
Kisii region in Kenya,
soapstone is
mined in the town of Tabaka. It has been at the
heart of
industry and culture, with its
malleability allowing...
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Pacolet Soapstone Quarries encomp****es 13
historic archaeological sites located near Pacolet,
Spartanburg County,
South Carolina. It was the site of soapstone...
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Yupik peoples. The fuel is seal-oil or blubber, and the lamp is made of
soapstone. A
qulliq is lit with a
stick called a taqqut. This
characteristic type...
- late 15th
centuries CE. The
material culture they left behind,
including soapstone (chlorite schist) vessels,
imported Chinese pottery, metalworks, and beads...
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Soapstone is an
unincorporated community in
Pittsylvania County, in the U.S.
state of Virginia. U.S.
Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:...
