On 18 June 2010 21:18, Venantius J Pinto <venantius.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 > RESPONSE: Try Goa University they have a Geology dept. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
