Is there a practicing geologist on Goanet. Or anyone who has interest/ may know about the kinds of soapstone available in India. Besides gorara and palewa soapstones, are there others with striations, swirls, splatter "patters" including with mercuric sulphide (cinnabar, used as sindhoor)?
The purpose is to carve, engrave chops (seals)--as I had mentioned sometime ago in a post concerning the availability of soapstone in Jabalpur. I am not talking of something more cohesive, and less flaky/flakes. Would some one know of their availability. It would certainly save me some time, and I would like to get larger pieces. venantius j pinto
