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Sodium acetate, CH3COONa, also abbreviated NaOAc, is the sodium salt of acetic acid. This colorless deliquescent salt has a wide range of uses.

Applications

Industrial

Soapstone (also known as steatite or soaprock) is a talc-schist, which is a type of metamorphic rock. It is largely composed of the mineral talc, thus is rich in magnesium. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occur in the zones where tectonic plates are subducted, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx of fluids, but without melting. It has been a medium for carving for thousands of years.

Ancient Egyptian Scarab signet/amulets were most commonly made from glazed steatite.

Sodium silicate is a generic name for chemical compounds with the 
The anions are often polymeric. These compounds are generally colorless transparent solids or white powders, and soluble in water in various amounts.