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agalmatolite
Pagodite or agalmatolite is a variety of pyrophyllite used by Chinese artisans for carvings in pagodas and similar objects. Usually soft and sometimes soapy, it can be a greyish green or greyish yellow colour. It is sometimes also referred to (loosely) as soapstone. Small pagodite pieces are used as traditional writing tools in Japan.
Webster Dictionary
Agalmatolitenoun
a soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite
Etymology: [Gr. 'a`galma, 'a`galmatos, image, statue + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of agalmatolite in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of agalmatolite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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