Badarian burials often contained strings of beads made from glazed steatite, shell and ivory. Prior to that, stone from the region including steatite and talc stone were used. There is also antigorite and steatite here. The body was beautified with seals and pendants made from steatite. These are found to be of steatite, sandstone and burnt clay. Stone (steatite) and clay figurines with spread arms are common. They made cooking vessels from steatite soapstone from Catalina Island. Most Nomoli figurines are made out of soapstone, limestone, steatite, and in some cases, granite. Studs, cogwheel and heart-shaped ornaments of fainence and steatite were popular in Lothal. Soapstone (steatite) and lime are also known to have been included in some compositions. Psychro yielded an uncommon number of semi-precious stones, including carnelian, steatite, amethyst, jasper and hematite. It was very famous for micro-cylindrical beads of steatite (chlorite). The glazed steatite beads were not made locally. Nearby, a steatite mine has been discovered. Most were to obtain steatite for soapstone bowls and effigy figurines.