What's the difference between potstone and steatite?
Potstone
Definition:
(n.) A variety of steatite sometimes manufactured into culinary vessels.
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Steatite
Definition:
(n.) A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and for coarse utensils. Called also potstone, lard stone, and soapstone.
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(1) The samples were applied to the agar in steatite beads positioned in a randomized sequence.