Agalmatolite n. (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.
...Agalmatolite, used in China to make images, and in Ava for pencils. They were said to be brought from the mountains ... — An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal • Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
... relieved from illness by some remedy of mine, requesting him to use his influence with the priest, and in due course I had the satisfaction of possessing this valuable relic of history. The vase is made of a soft, unctuous stone resembling steatite (soapstone); it is true agalmatolite, a mineral popularly called pagoda stone. Through the mouth of the human head carved out in front passes a copper tube, which once no doubt pierced the thick wall of the vessel and penetrated into its interior. This tube had been stopped up to ... — Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) • Carl Lumholtz
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