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Agalmatolite

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Gr. a-yaXtea, statue, and XLOos, stone), a soft species of mineral, also called pagodite, used by the Chinese for carving, especially into grotesque figures (whence called "figure-stone").

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Agalmatolite'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/agalmatolite.html. 1910.
 
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