SOAPSTONE

SOAPSTONE

Soapstone is a metamorphic rock formed at tectonic subduction zones. Soapstone is primarily composed of the mineral talc whose softness results in the soapy feel of the rock (hence the name).

Soapstone has been used as a carving material for thousands of years.

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IGNEOUS: ANDESITE; ANORTHOSITE; BASALT; CARBONATITE; DACITE; DIORITE; DUNITE; GABBRO; GRANITE; KIMBERLITE; KOMATIITE; LAMPROPHYRES; MONZONITE; OBSIDIAN; PEGMATITE; PERIDOTITE; PUMICE; PYROXENITE; RHYOLITE; SCORIA; SYENITE
METAMORPHIC: GNEISS; MARBLE; QUARTZITE; PHYLLITE; SCHIST; SERPENTINITE; SLATE; SOAPSTONE
SEDIMENTARY: ANHYDRITE; BANDED IRON FORMATION; BRECCIA; CHALK; CHERT; CLAYSTONE; COAL; CONGLOMERATE; COQUINA; DOLOMITE; GEODES; GYPSUM; HALITE; LIMESTONE; MUDSTONE; PHOSPHORITE; SANDSTONE; SHALE; SILTSTONE; TILLITE
UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS: ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; LAHARS; MORAINES; PEAT; SANDS; SOILS; TEPHRA; TILLS; ORES; MINING TALUS PILES
PRIMORDIAL: COMETS; ASTEROIDS; METEORITES; CHONDRITES; CHONDRULES; CAI's; PRESOLAR GRAINS; METEORIC MINERALS

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