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Soapstone

Pictures of Metamorphic Rock Types

From Andrew Alden, About.com

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Soapstone consists largely of the mineral talc with or without other metamorphic minerals, derived from hydrothemal alteration of mafic rocks.

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A soft, firm stonePhoto (c) 2009 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com

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