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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ste·a·tite /ˈstiəˌtaɪt/
 凍石,滑石

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ste·a·tite n.  Min. A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone, and soapstone.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 steatite
      n : a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel;
          used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments [syn: soapstone,
           soaprock, soap-rock]