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What rock creates soap suds when rubbed with water?
When I was little my grandparents owned about 80 acres, There was a type of rock in one of their creeks that when rubbed in water created what looked like soap suds. My grandfather told me it was "Soapstone" I assume because of that quality. Now that I'm older now, I realize that real Soapstone doesn't create soap suds. What rock does and what color is it???
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- Tara SLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
You don't mention where you're from, but I'm guessing that yes, it was soapstone on your grandfather's land. Soapstone has a high talc content, which acts a lot like soap.
http://www.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/talc/ta...
http://webmineral.com/data/Talc.shtml
