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  2. Soapstone - Wikipedia

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    Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium -rich mineral talc . It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism , which occur in subduction zones , changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx of fluids but without melting.

  3. List of quarries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to Marble.com, in 2016 there were 276 quarries producing natural stone in 34 states, and states producing the most granite were Texas, Massachusetts, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Georgia. [1] The term "quarry" refers also to sites producing aggregate, molding sand, or other resources besides cut stone.

  4. Pacolet Soapstone Quarries - Wikipedia

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    Pacolet Soapstone Quarries encompasses 13 historic archaeological sites located near Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was the site of soapstone procurement activities during the Late Archaic Period (3000 B.C. – 500 B.C.) for the purpose of creating vessels.

  5. Ochee Spring Quarry - Wikipedia

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    Ochee Spring Quarry is an historic quarry in Johnston, Rhode Island.Located on a privately owned outcrop of land behind 787 Hartford Avenue (United States Route 6), the quarry was a source of steatite (), a relatively soft stone easily workable into containers.

  6. Judaculla Rock - Wikipedia

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    Judaculla Rock is a curvilinear-shaped outcrop of soapstone known for its ancient carvings and petroglyphs. The archaeological site is located on a 0.85-acre rectangular-shaped property, now owned by Jackson County .

  7. Organic-rich sedimentary rocks - Wikipedia

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    Organic-rich sedimentary rocks may act as source rocks which generate hydrocarbons that accumulate in other sedimentary "reservoir" rocks [2] (see oil sands and petroleum geology). Potential source rocks are any type of sedimentary rock that the ability to dispel available carbon from within it (limestone is a classic example of a source rock ...

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