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Record 1 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A dark-green or dark-brown, impure steatite or massive talc, used in prehistoric times to make cooking pots and vessels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

Pierre naturelle relativement tendre et facile à travailler, qui possède une forte capacité de résistance à la chaleur.

OBS

[Pierre] employée pour faire des vases, des «pots».

OBS

La «pierre ollaire» [est une] variété de talc impur.

OBS

Le nom de «pierre ollaire» vient du latin olla, marmite, et renvoie directement à son utilisation pour la fabrication des poêlons.

Spanish

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