Min. [ad. mod.L. lardītēs (Wallerius, 1778), f. lardum (see LARD sb.); its earlier Fr. name was ‘pierre de lard.’] † a. A synonym of STEATITE. b. A synonym of PAGODITE.

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1796.  Kirwan, Elem. Min. (ed. 2), I. 153. Indurated Steatites. Lardites of Wallerius.

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1814.  Allan, Min. Nomen., 46. Steatite … Lardite.

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1868.  Dana, Min. (ed. 5), Gen. Index 817/2. Lardite, v. pagodite.

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