| 单词 |
agalmatolite |
| 释义 |
agalmatolite Min.|ægælˈmætəlaɪt| [mod. f. Gr. ἄγαλµα, -ατος, statue, image + λίθος stone.] A name applied to various soft minerals, capable of being easily carved; properly the ‘Figure-stone’ or Pagodite, in which figures are cut by the Chinese.
1832Nat. Philos. II. 28 (U.K.S.) Pyrometric pieces formed of Chinese agalmatolite. 1857Birch Anc. Pottery (1858) I. 97 The substance chiefly employed [to glaze] was agalmatolite or steaschist. 1875Ure Dict. Arts s.v., The true agalmatolite is a hydrous silicate of alumina and potash, closely allied to pinite. |

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