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Soapstone vs Saponite - What's the difference?

soapstone | saponite | Synonyms |

Saponite is a synonym of soapstone.



As nouns the difference between soapstone and saponite

is that soapstone is a soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite while saponite is a trioctahedral smectite mineral.

As a verb soapstone

is to scrub with soapstone.

soapstone

English

(wikipedia soapstone)

Noun

  • (geology) a soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite

    • Verb

    (soapston)
  • To scrub with soapstone.

    • Anagrams

    *

    saponite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia saponite)
  • (mineralogy) A trioctahedral smectite mineral.

    • Hyponyms

    * bowlingite * griffithite * sobotkite

    Synonyms

    * piotine * soapstone