Steatite stone is a talc rock, commonly known as soapstone. Dense and soft, it contains variable proportions of magnesium carbonate (dolomite or magnesium), serpentine, chlorite, tremolite, and lodestone.
    • a density of 2,5 to 2,8 tons per cubic meter
    • a weak hardness of 2 on Mohs scale
    • soft with shining fragments

light green, dark green, hardness 2
red and white, softer, hardness 1
green and grey serpentine with light green mica veins, hardness 3,5

Only serpentine is provided in an approximate cubic shape.

Links :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine (mineral)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatite
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mica

Prices (for delivery in Val d'Oise):
• light green, dark green, hardness 2: 1800 euros per ton / 1000 euros per half a ton / 550 euros per 250Kg
• red and white, softer, hardness 1: 1700 euros per ton / 950 euros per half a ton / 500 euros per 250 Kg
• green and grey serpentine with light green mica veins, hardness 3,5: 2500 euros per ton / 1400 euros per half a ton / 750 euros per 250Kg

Next shipment to France: september 2008

Please contact me by writing at steatite.brazil@gmail.com