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Soapstone, or the Chinese variety of this; figure-stone.
A soapstone or other soft mineral used for carving figures, esp. in China. Cf. pagodite, n.
A soft mineral carved in China into decorative figurines; = agalmatolite, n.
A synonym of pagodite, n.