steatiten.

/ˈstiːətʌɪt/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s in Latin form steatites.

Etymology: < Latin steatītis or -ītēs (Pliny), < Greek *στεατῖτις , -ίτης (λίθος) , a stone resembling tallow, < στεατ- , στέαρ tallow, suet: see -ite suffix¹.

Mineralogy.

a. A massive variety of talc, commonly of a grey or greyish green colour, with an unctuous or soapy feel; soap-stone.

ΘΚΠ

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

α.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. xi. 630 Some [precious stones] there be which bear the names of certain members of the body; as for example, Hepatites, of the liuer; Steatites, of the sundry sorts of fat, grease or tallow.]

1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 66 There is a white steatites, in the parish of Guenap, of a more indurated Earth than the former.

1803 Gazetteer Scotl. at Hamilton There are several beds of steatites, or rock-soap.

1816 S. Parkes Chem. Catech. (ed. 7) 533 Steatites, a kind of stone composed of silex, iron, and magnesia. Also called French chalk.

β. 1794 J. G. Schmeisser Syst. Mineral. I. 192 Steatite Soap Stone.1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) i. v. 62 In New Caledonia, the inhabitants..are sometimes reduced to eat great pieces of steatite.1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 127 Serpentine, steatite, and limonite are probably the most common of these alteration-products of British eruptive rocks.

b. attributive.

ΚΠ

1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall iii. 97 Steatite veins are found traversing the serpentine.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. V. 1421/1 Two carved steatite ornaments [from China].

1911 W. M. F. Petrie Revol. of Civilisation iii. 54 The splendid steatite vases with reliefs of figures.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 369/1 In Burma steatite pencils are used for writing on black paper.

Derivatives

steatitic adj.

/stiːəˈtɪtɪk/

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [adjective] > talc > steatite

steatitic1794

steatitical1795

steatitous1853

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 109 A steatitic rock.

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks iii. 30 Giving rise to steatitic matter.

† steaˈtitical adj. Obsolete of or composed of steatite, of the nature of steatite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [adjective] > talc > steatite

steatitic1794

steatitical1795

steatitous1853

1795 J. Hutton Theory Earth (new ed.) I. i. viii. 616 I have a specimen of steatetical [sic] whinstone or basaltes from some part of Cumberland.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 235 Basalt, in which the chrysolite is become very steatitical through decay.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	steatite
释义	steatiten. /ˈstiːətʌɪt/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s in Latin form steatites. Etymology: < Latin steatītis or -ītēs (Pliny), < Greek στεατῖτις , -ίτης (λίθος)* , a stone resembling tallow, < στεατ- , στέαρ tallow, suet: see -ite suffix¹. Mineralogy. a. A massive variety of talc, commonly of a grey or greyish green colour, with an unctuous or soapy feel; soap-stone. ΘΚΠ 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 α. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxvii. xi. 630 Some [precious stones] there be which bear the names of certain members of the body; as for example, Hepatites, of the liuer; Steatites, of the sundry sorts of fat, grease or tallow.] 1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 66 There is a white steatites, in the parish of Guenap, of a more indurated Earth than the former. 1803 Gazetteer Scotl. at Hamilton There are several beds of steatites, or rock-soap. 1816 S. Parkes Chem. Catech. (ed. 7) 533 Steatites, a kind of stone composed of silex, iron, and magnesia. Also called French chalk. β. 1794 J. G. Schmeisser Syst. Mineral. I. 192 Steatite Soap Stone.1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) i. v. 62 In New Caledonia, the inhabitants..are sometimes reduced to eat great pieces of steatite.1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 127 Serpentine, steatite, and limonite are probably the most common of these alteration-products of British eruptive rocks. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall iii. 97 Steatite veins are found traversing the serpentine. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. V. 1421/1 Two carved steatite ornaments [from China]. 1911 W. M. F. Petrie Revol. of Civilisation iii. 54 The splendid steatite vases with reliefs of figures. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 369/1 In Burma steatite pencils are used for writing on black paper. Derivatives steatitic adj. /stiːəˈtɪtɪk/ ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [adjective] > talc > steatite steatitic1794 steatitical1795 steatitous1853 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 109 A steatitic rock. 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks iii. 30 Giving rise to steatitic matter. † steaˈtitical adj. Obsolete of or composed of steatite, of the nature of steatite. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [adjective] > talc > steatite steatitic1794 steatitical1795 steatitous1853 1795 J. Hutton Theory Earth (new ed.) I. i. viii. 616 I have a specimen of steatetical [sic] whinstone or basaltes from some part of Cumberland. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 235 Basalt, in which the chrysolite is become very steatitical through decay. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1758
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