Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A silvery white or pale green aluminum silicate mineral, Al2Si4O10(OH)2, occurring naturally in soft compact masses.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hydrated aluminium silicate, occurring in foliated talc-like subtransparent masses having a white, green, or yellow color and pearly luster.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A mineral, usually of a white or greenish color and pearly luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A soft, pale
aluminosilicate mineral , somewhat resemblingtalc .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc)
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The name pyrophyllite comes from the Greek words pyr meaning fire and phyllon meaning leaf, a reference to the fact that it flakes when heated.
Talc 2008
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The name pyrophyllite comes from the Greek words pyr meaning fire and phyllon meaning leaf, a reference to the fact that it flakes when heated.
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Chinese “soapstone” carvings are carved from fine-grained pyrophyllite.
Talc 2008
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All the pyrophyllite produced in the United States is mined in North Carolina.
Talc 2008
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There are numerous talc and pyrophyllite resources worldwide.
Talc 2008
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Two different minerals with similar physical properties are talc and pyrophyllite.
Talc 2008
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Despite the volume of talc/pyrophyllite produced domestically, some is imported from China, Canada, Japan, and other countries.
Talc 2008
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The United States produces enough talc and pyrophyllite to meet its annual needs.
Talc 2008
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Minerals that could be used to replace feldspar include pyrophyllite, clays, talc, and feldspar-silica (quartz) mixtures.
Feldspar 2008
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The available reserves of talc are sufficient for many decades to come so such substitutions are not necessary, though they may be cost-effective depending on the relative costs of talc, mica, pyrophyllite and kaolin.
Talc 2008
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