[DOC] [TLE] Mineral Identification Guide [PAR] The sheer number and variety of rock and mineral samples required for the ... 
Hardness: 3.5-4, Streak: green-black ... Copper is used in electrical wires, 
plumbing pipes, coins, kitchen appliances  just to name a ... Distinguishing 
Characteristic: soft, but not as soft as talc ... Uses: Mica is used as an industrial 
heat insulator. [DOC] [TLE] GeoMan's Mineral Identification: Non-metallic, H.<2.5 - U. of Oregon [PAR] 1, Good cleavage in 1 direction, White, green, pink, 2.7, Easily scratched with 
fingernail. Flexible but not ... Variety SOAPSTONE can be carved into ornamental 
shapes and items. TALC. 1-2, Fracture, White, tan, gray, 2-3, Earthy; clayey odor. 
Earthy to dull ... variety). Used as an insulating material against heat and 
electricity. [DOC] [TLE] Slate: Metamorphic Rock - Pictures, Definition & More - Geology.com [PAR] It is popular for a wide variety of uses such as roofing, flooring, and flagging ... 
Slate is composed mainly of clay minerals or micas, depending upon the ... Most 
slates are gray in color and range in a continuum of shades from light to dark 
gray. ... Because it is a good electrical insulator, it was also used for early electric
... [DOC] [TLE] Talc: The mineral Talc information and pictures [PAR] Color, White, beige, gray, yellow, brown, pink, purple, blue, green. Rarely ... 
VARIETIES ... The term Soapstone may also be used to describe a massive form 
of Talc. ... Talc is highly resistance to heat and electricity, and is therefore used in 
electronics and as an insulator. ... Since it is so soft, it is very easily cut and 
carved. [DOC] [TLE] Talcum, talc (a white, grey, brown, or pale green mineral, found in ... [PAR] Talc - most soft among the known minerals. ... the masses, gettings the name 
potstone (steatite, soapstone), mainly greenish-grey. ... It is used in the 
manufacture of talcum powder and electrical insulators. .... Types of minerals (
classification on [DOC] [TLE] Johnson's Baby Powder - Encyclopedia - The Free Dictionary [PAR] Find out information about Johnson's Baby Powder. mineral ranging in color from 
white ... various shades of gray and green to the red and brown of impure 
specimens, ... The magnesium may be replaced by Fe, Ni, Al, or Cr. Varieties of 
talc include ... It is used in the manufacture of talcum powder and electrical 
insulators. [DOC] [TLE] Talc - definition of talc by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A fine-grained white, greenish, or gray mineral, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, having a soft 
soapy ... It is used in the manufacture of talcum powder and electrical insulators. 
.... soaprock, soap-rock, soapstone, steatite - a soft heavy compact variety of talc... [DOC] [TLE] Designation: [PAR] At the base of all minerals and rocks are the earth's elements. .... Quartz : a pink 
to reddish pink variety; Smoky Quartz : the brown to gray variety .... light shades of 
yellow, orange, blue, pink, red, brown, green, black and gray. .... and electrical 
insulating properties and are used to make many electrical ..... Soapstone 
carvings. [DOC] [TLE] Rogers Group, Inc. | Crushed Stone | Sand & Gravel | Asphalt ... [PAR] Calcite is a main rock-forming mineral of sedimentary rocks. ... Calcite is used to 
make cement and lime for mortar in buildings. .... The yellowish-brown ore is 
usually found within white and gray dolomitic ... Zinc has a wide variety of uses. 
.... Silica is a mineral found in quartz and sand used in insulation, light bulbs, and 
TV's. [DOC] [TLE] back to the rocks and minerals gallery - Molecular Expressions ... [PAR] Plants and animals require a wide variety of minerals in order to survive on a ... 
For instance, an arenaceous shale deposit in Sweden is a greenish-gray .... is 
primarily used in items such as electrical insulators

Question: Soapstone, used as an electrical insulator, is a greenish-gray variety of this soft mineral
Answer: talc