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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 93696, member: 54"]Test for soapstone by filling pot with warm water, if bubbles come from spout then....</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Nah, just kiddin'.</p><p><br /></p><p>But since very ordinary, utilitarian objects were made from the mineral, you can be sure that type of mineral isn't especially valuable and I'm guessing no one will get angry if you call it soapstone, onyx, Popeyte ('cause of the spinach), or whatever.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 93696, member: 54"]Test for soapstone by filling pot with warm water, if bubbles come from spout then.... Nah, just kiddin'. But since very ordinary, utilitarian objects were made from the mineral, you can be sure that type of mineral isn't especially valuable and I'm guessing no one will get angry if you call it soapstone, onyx, Popeyte ('cause of the spinach), or whatever.[/QUOTE]
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