Definition for POT'STONE

POT'STONE, n.

Potstone appears to be indurated black talck, passing into serpentine. It has a curved and undulatingly lamellar structure, passing into slaty. – Cyc. Potstone is of a greenish gray color. It occurs in massive, or granular concretions. – Ure. Potstone is a variety of steatite. – Cleaveland.

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