Congonhas
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Congonhas is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated 90 kilometres (56 mi) south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a population of 55,309.
Image: Congonhas, MG IMG 3007 (28419440750)
Image: Congonhas do Campo petit sanctuaire en 2005
Image: Capela do Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Image: Pedro Vilela Estação Ferroviária Congonhas MG (40866133291)
Soapstone
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Soapstone is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is composed largely of the magnesium-rich mineral talc. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occur in subduction zones, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx of fluids but without melting. It has been a carving medium for thousands of years.
Samples of soapstone
A block of talc
Mythological figures carved in soapstone by Kayasark, Inuit carver, held in the Honolulu Academy of Arts
The 21st-century BC statue of Iddi-Ilum of Mari, Syria, is made of soapstone