saponite
Meaning
A trioctahedral smectite mineral.
Synonyms
soap stone
talc powder
bowlingite
mountain soap
soap stone powder
piotine
soap earth
Etymology
Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Lars Fredrik Svanberg in 1840, from Latin sāpō (“soap”) + -ite.
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