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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pagodite \Pa*go"dite\, n. (Min.) Agalmatolite; -- so called because sometimes carved by the Chinese into the form of pagodas. See Agalmatolite. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Agalmatolite \Ag`al*mat"o*lite\ ([a^]g`[a^]l*m[a^]t"[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'a`galma, 'a`galmatos, image, statue + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite. [1913 Webster]