Soapstone

Summary

Content type	Content type Image
Collection(s)	Collection(s) Rocks and Minerals
Resource Type	Resource Type Still image
Genre	Genre metamorphic rock

Origin Information

Date Created/Date Issued	2008
Date Modified	2008-08-18

Abstract/Description

Description / Synopsis	Description / Synopsis Mineralogical Composition: Talc; can be scratched with your fingernail; shades of green, gray, brown, white Texture (grain size, shape, sorting): Fine grained; Nonfoliated Metamorphic grade: High Precursor rock: Basalt, Gabbro, or Ultramafic igneous rocks Commercial applications: Art carvings, electrical insulators, talcum powder
Language	Language English

Publication/Container Information

Publication Title	Publication Title AU Digital Library

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Related Item

Relationship Type	host
Title	AU Digital Library

Identifiers

Local Identifier	Local Identifier rm0014
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Notes

Note

Note	Commercial applications: Art carvings, electrical insulators, talcum powder

Access and Rights

Use and Reproduction	Use and Reproduction Subject to the Copyright Act

Subjects and Classifications

Subject Topic	Subject Topic Minerals Rocks Identification photographs Geology

Language

English

Name

Soapstone

Authored on

2025-05-14

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3640496

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