| 单词 | steatite |
| 例句 | An 8th century circular box made of steatite with no decoration other than incised circles bears witness to the impact of east Iranian art on China under the Tang dynasty. Art: At Maastricht, the Great Art Is Getting Scarce 2011-03-18T13:00:34Z The palm-sized seal is made of red and white steatite, a type of mineral rock. Chinese imperial seal sold for record €21m in Paris - BBC News 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z In America many pewter sun-dials were cast in moulds of steatite or other material. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The articles prepared of what is named steatite, or soap-stone, are largely used in commerce, but are of very small value, and usually cut only in very clumsy figures. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The water has eaten more deeply into some veins of steatite than in other places, and the presence of the steatite may possibly have had something to do with the formation of the gouffre. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z The prejudicial effect due to the former is obviated to a great extent by constructing the burner of steatite, or other non-conducting material. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z Engravings of the later class are worked in soft materials only, such as steatite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z We have it here in great variety as to colour; but mostly it is of a deep blood-red, or a dark green, with white veins of steatite or soapstone running through it. Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z Woven feather cloaks were common, there was a special development of work in steatite, and more use was made of edible roots. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Frequently a vein of steatite, or soapstone, introduces a lustrous white streak into the serpentine, and occasionally it is crossed by a beautiful purple or lilac band. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z In conjunction with a simple steatite burner of the latter class, it has received a very extended application, under the name of the Christiania governor-burner. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z The earliest engraved stones of Minoan Crete are three-sided prism seals, made of a soft steatite, native in S.E. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z In the roof are deposited their spare harpoons, &c; and from it is suspended the steatite basin-like lamp, the flame of which, the wick being of moss, serves as fire and light. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Rude attempt at carving a human face, steatite. American Antiquities Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898 2011-02-23T03:00:33.300Z The substance called Venetian or French chalk, used by tailors and others, is nothing more than steatite. Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada 2011-02-01T03:00:13.163Z To prevent the conduction of heat from the incandescent platinum, through the upright tube, a non-conducting material—such, for instance, as steatite or porcelain—is interposed between the gauze cap and the metal tube. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z French chalk is a soft variety of steatite, a hydrated magnesium silicate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" Porcelain beads are picked up, and a stone idol has been found, as also tubes of lead, blue steatite, syphon-like, drilled, twelve inches long, and finely polished. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The steatite vases with reliefs are of great importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" I brought away a singular specimen, having all the grain and even the fibrous markings of asbestos, which was nevertheless pure and unmistakable unfibred steatite. Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada 2011-02-01T03:00:13.163Z Mr. Sugg commenced the manufacture of this burner in steatite in the year 1868; and since that time the burner has been extensively employed, and its advantages widely recognized. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z One object of special interest found 574 in the course of excavation is a black steatite vessel in the form of a bull’s head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Granite, composed of white quartz, porcelain clay, and greenish steatite, with veins of white quartz intersecting each other. Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island In one tomb there was found, with undoubted Libyan pottery, a green steatite cylinder of a type known in the Old Kingdom. El Kab When very strongly heated, steatite loses the small portion of combined water contained in it, and then in consequence becomes much harder. Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada 2011-02-01T03:00:13.163Z The superiority of hollow-top burners produced by Mr. Sugg to those previously manufactured, is chiefly the result of their being made in steatite instead of in metal. Gas Burners Old and New 2011-11-07T02:00:20.003Z Three of them were carved out of steatite, being skillfully cut and polished. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology The representations of the insect are among the earliest sculpture of stones known, and were cut in various materials, steatite a species of soapstone being one of the earliest used. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. A group found together, consisting of a sa amulet of bronze, a dark steatite cylinder, and a little glazed steatite draughtsman with a human head and traces of some sign inscribed below. El Kab The zoologist carried a meerschaum; the guides smoked out of Indian calumets of the celebrated steatite, or red claystone. The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire One of them seized it, and drew forth its contents—which proved to be a pipe-head of the red clay-stone—the celebrated steatite. The Boy Hunters A large pipe of gray steatite; the bowl is square and about 3 inches in length, by 1 in diameter. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Those of soft material were cut out of steatite, a soft limestone similar to chalk, but usually they were of a white or grayish slaty stone easily cut and which stood fire. Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. No. 29, in green steatite, from a stairway tomb. El Kab It is present in larger or smaller quantity in most silicates; and the minerals, serpentine, talc, steatite and meerschaum are essentially hydrated silicates of magnesia. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Some were smoking short chibouques, with stems of wood and bowls of soft steatite colored a yellowish red. The Days of Mohammed Pipe of gray, indurated steatite, of modern Cherokee manufacture. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The red napal has by much the smallest proportion of sand, and seems to possess all the qualities of the steatite or soap-earth found in Cornwall and other countries. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Brother Kmoch went up the mountain, and brought some fine specimens of steatite. 26th. Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region Round or bean–shaped, pierced for suspension, usually soft stone, e.g. slate or steatite. How to Observe in Archaeology The steatite of St. Anthony's Falls grows harder on exposure, and other minerals when quarried from considerable depths become firmer on exposure to the action of the air. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 Fragments of steatite vessels which have been from 1 to 2 feet in diameter. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 Then a disk of steatite affixed to an insulating handle is rubbed for a few instants with a fox's "brush," and held near J until a spark occurs. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 And here, yielding to an irresistible impulse, I wrote my name upon the nose of a steatite monster from South America that particularly took my fancy. The Time Machine This fault has now been reduced by a cage of steatite round the burner tip, which draws in sufficient air to prevent deposition. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The rock constituting the cliffs along the shore, where we were encamped, is a talcous rock, or steatite, with brown spar. The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources There are the varieties of three minerals, which are very commonly met with in greater or less abundance in mineralogical trips: they are of calcite, steatite, and quartz. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 The body is of cast-iron; the cover, funnel, and chimney are of tin; and the burner is of steatite. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 A burner with steatite arms, made by J. von Schwarz of Nuremberg, and sold in this country by L. Wiener of London, is shown in Fig. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power Sometimes it is very pure, very homogeneous, of a dusky olive-green, and of a conchoidal fracture: sometimes it is veined, mixed with bluish steatite, of an unequal fracture, and containing spangles of mica. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 The bowl was of soft stone, apparently steatite, which, when fresh, is easily fashioned with a knife. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 The other minerals so common are the varieties of steatite. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 He figures one from Isle of Wight County, Va., "made of compact steatite." The Problem of the Ohio Mounds The merchants brought him steatite from Sidonin their painted ships:The meanest cup that touched his lips wasfashioned from a chrysolite. Ballad of Reading Gaol |
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