Stē'a-tīte, n.

n. [Fr. stéatite, from Gr. στέαρ, στέατος, fat, tallow.] (Min.) A soft magnesian rock having a soapy feel, presenting grayish-green, brown, and whitish shades of color. It is a variety of talc, and consists of silica and magnesia. It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fire-places and for coarse utensils. It is also called pot-stone, lard-stone, and soap-stone. Dana.