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It is a metamorphic magnesium rich rock because it is composed of the mineral talc
From 17th century, because of its greasy feel and use like a soap
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Black, Black to Grey, Green, Grey
Dull, Banded and Foilated
Bathrooms, Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration
As Facing Stone, Garden Decoration
Manufacture of Magnesium and Dolomite Refractories
Taken as a Supplement for Calcium or Magnesium
Artifacts, Jewellery, Monuments, Sculpture
Cemetery Markers, Creating Artwork, Gemstone, Jewelry, Manufacture of Soap, Solvents, Dyes, Plastics and Fibres, Production of Lime, Source of Magnesia (MgO)
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Stonehenge in English county of Wiltshire
Soapstone is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock and it is largely composed of the mineral talc and is thus rich inmagnesium.
Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Calcite, Carbonate, Clay Minerals, Hornblende, Ilmenite, Micas, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Quartz
Burial Metamorphism, Cataclastic Metamorphism, Contact Metamorphism, Hydrothermal Metamorphism, Impact Metamorphism, Regional Metamorphism
Heat Resistant, Pressure Resistant
China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand
Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Western Africa
Austria, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Central Australia, New Zealand, Queensland
Diatomite is a fine-grained sedimentary rock which is formed from consolidated diatomaceous earth
Fine Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Decorative Aggregates, Homes, Interior Decoration
Garden Decoration, Paving Stone
As Dimension Stone, Cement Manufacture, Construction Aggregate, for Road Aggregate, Landscaping, Making natural cement, Source of calcium
Alumina Refineries, Animal feed filler, As a Feed Additive for Livestock, Creating Artwork, Drawing on blackboards, Fire resistant, Gymnasts, athletes and mountain climbers use for grip, In aquifers, Soil Conditioner, To ignite fire, Used as a filter medium, Used as an insecticide, Whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper
Clasts are smooth to touch, Is one of the oldest rock, Smooth to touch, Very fine grained rock
Diatomite rock formed from the skeletal remains of single celled plants called diatoms. When diatoms die, their skeletal remains sink to the bottom of lakes and oceans etc. hence forming diatomite deposit.
Calcite, Clay, Clay Minerals, Quartz, Sand
Biological Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Mechanical Weathering
Chemical Erosion, Coastal Erosion, Wind Erosion
Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe
England, France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom
Adelaide, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Yorke Peninsula