Pagodite is the name of the stone used by the Chinese for carving pagodas and similar objects. Usually soft and sometimes soapy, it can be a greyish green or greyish yellow colour. The name is probably applied to any stone used for this purpose and not one specific variety. Names also used in this context are Agalmatolite, Steatite, Pyrophillite and Pinite. A pagoda at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia. ... An Egyptian carved and glazed steatite scarab amulet - circa 550 BC. Steatite (ste-a-tite), also known as Potstone and Lapis ollaris is a type of soapstone which is almost purely talc. ...
By the Chinese steatite is largely used for ornamental carvings, but many of their " soapstone " figures are wrought in a compact pyrophyllite (q.v.), which is essentially different from talc.
The name agalmatolite is often applied to the material of these figures, and was suggested by M. Klaproth from the Greek fiyaX,ua, " an image." Pagodite is an old name for Chinese figure-stone.
Ancient steatite carvings are found among the ruins of Rhodesia.
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