Profile: Kalpana Minerals & Chemicals is a manufacturer and exporter of minerals. Our products include soapstone, calcite, limestone, quartz, feldspar, marble and dolomite. Soapstone (also called steatite) is a soft, easily-carved, fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be green, brown, or gray. This stone has a greasy, soapy feel to it. It is carved into figurines, beads, seals, bowls, pipes, cookware, and other items. Chemically, soapstone is composed mostly of talc, hydrated magnesium silicate plus other minerals. It has a hardness of 1-1.5 and a specific gravity of 2.2-2.8. Calcite (calcium carbonate) is a very common mineral that comes in a wide variety of forms, shapes and colors. The trigonal crystals range from translucent to transparent. Transparent calcite exhibits a double refraction effect. It has a hardness of 3, a specific gravity of about 2.7, a refractive index of 1.49 and 1.66, and a white streak. limestone is a common sedimentary rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate, used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime, carbon dioxide & cement. It possesses oil-resistant properties and shows high resistance in freezing & thawing conditions. It is generally used as limestone tiles, limestone slabs in flooring, wall cladding, vanity tops and to pave the floors of large commercial complexes, hospitals, airports, shopping malls, railway stations & parks. Dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate) is a common type of sedimentary rock. It occurs in crystals and masses. We export our products to various countries worldwide.