Agalmatolite

Agalmatolite is a soft species of mineral of a soft, waxy, greyish, greenish, or yellowish colour mineral or stone, such as pinite and steatite, also called lardite, pagodite and figure-stone, used by the Chinese for carving, especially into grotesque figures.

Share to:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • del.icio.us
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon

No related terms.

This entry was posted in A. Bookmark the permalink.

Comments are closed.