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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A soft, talc-like stone composed of hydrated [ | + | A soft, talc-like stone composed of hydrated [[aluminum%20silicate|aluminum silicate]]. The gray, green or yellow stone is also called pagodite since it was often used by the Chinese for carving pagodas (Mayer 1969). Agalmatolite is a variety of [[pyrophyllite|pyrophyllite]]. It has a specific gravity of 2.8-2.9 and has been used as a substitute for [[talc|talc]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 7 January 2014
Description
A soft, talc-like stone composed of hydrated Aluminum silicate. The gray, green or yellow stone is also called pagodite since it was often used by the Chinese for carving pagodas (Mayer 1969). Agalmatolite is a variety of Pyrophyllite. It has a specific gravity of 2.8-2.9 and has been used as a substitute for Talc.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pagodite; pyrophyllite; agalmatolita (Esp.); Agalmatolith (Pyrophyllit; Deut.)
| Mohs Hardness | 1.0 - 2.0 |
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Additional Information
R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 600
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)