† olliten.
Mineralogy. Obsolete. rare.
= potstone n. 1.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > talc or steatite
Venetian earth1660
soap-stone1681
soap-earth1696
Venetian talca1728
soap-rock1746
steatite1758
lapis ollaris1794
lardite1794
ollite1811
Venetian chalk1839
Venice talc1867
French chalk1882
the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > steatite
Venetian earth1660
soap-stone1681
soap-earth1696
Venetian talca1728
soap-rock1746
steatite1758
lapis ollaris1794
lardite1794
ollite1811
Venetian chalk1839
Venice talc1867
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 81 A dark ollite interspersed with golden mica.
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy I. 319 Saussure..calls steatite the substance which forms the base or the paste of ollite.
1861 H. W. Bristow Gloss. Mineral. 265/1 Ollite, see Potstone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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